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Table 1 Association of demographic and work –related variables with perceived health status, self-rated anxiety and mental disorders among seafarers

From: Prevalence and associated factors of psychosocial distress among seafarers during COVID-19 pandemic

 

Perceived Health Status

Self-rated anxiety

General psychiatric disorders

Good

Poor

p-value

No

Yes

p-value

No

Yes

p-value

Age (year) a

34.59 ± 8.10

32.31 ± 6.61

0.22

34.36 ± 7.98

40.66 ± 9.73

0.02*

34.28 ± 8.03

35.98 ± 8.13

0.14

Work per week (hour)a

67.24 ± 9.64

68.47 ± 8.72

0.58

67.21 ± 9.47

71.44 ± 14.53

0.89

66.96 ± 9.21

69.61 ± 11.75

0.055

Signing in the current vessel (day)a

116.85 ± 63.12

115.63 ± 55.30

0.93

116.70 ± 62.82

121.55 ± 62.36

0.81

114.77 ± 62.94

119.53 ± 62.55

0.43

Marital statusb

Single

131 (93)

10 (7)

0.05*

140 (99.3)

1 (0.7)

0.17

92 (65)

49 (35)

0.02*

Married

289 (97)

9 (3)

290 (97.3)

8 (2.7)

160 (53.7)

138 (46.3)

Work statusb

Day

209 (96)

9 (4)

0.85

212 (97.2)

208 (98.6)

0.33

129 (51)

81 (49)

0.56

Shift

203 (96)

8 (4)

6 (2.8)

3 (1.4)

119 (56.4)

92 (43.6)

Dutiesb

Deck

213 (95)

12 (5)

0.74

218 (97)

7 (3)

0.43

126 (56)

99 (44)

0.76

Engine

160 (96.3)

6 (3.7)

164 (99)

2 (1)

95 (57.2)

71 (42.8)

Service

42 (97.6)

1 (2.4)

43 (100)

 

27 (62.8)

16 (37.2)

Positionb

Officer

191 (95)

10 (5)

0.57

195 (97)

6 (3)

0.21

91 (45.3)

110 (54.7)

< 0.001*

Other

224 (96)

9 (4)

230 (98.7)

3 (1.3)

158 (67.8)

75 (32.2)

  1. a are reported as mean (SD), b are reported as n (%)
  2. * statistically significant