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Table 1 Demographic data and clinical symptoms between non-health care workers and health care workers

From: Comparison of prevalence and risk factors of somatization between Chinese health care workers and non-health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak

Variables

Non-health care workers (n = 1151)

Health care workers (n = 605)

Z/χ2

p

Sex, n (%)

 Men

356(30.93)

114(18.84)

29.56

< 0.001

 Women

795(69.07)

491(81.16)

  

Age (years), Median (IQR)

22(21–37)

35(30–41)

−15.81

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2), Median (IQR)

21.51(19.72–24.16)

22.03(20.22–24.35)

−2.57

0.01

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Han

1092(94.87)

558(92.23)

4.88

0.03

 Others

59(5.13)

47(7.77)

  

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

689(59.86)

122(20.17)

260.30

< 0.001

 Married or cohabiting

413(35.88)

456(75.37)

  

 Divorced, separated or widowed

49(4.26)

27(4.46)

  

Education level, n (%)

 High school or below

148(12.86)

14(2.31)

110.32

< 0.001

 Junior college and Bachelor’s degree

897(77.93)

445(73.55)

  

 Master’s degree or above

106(9.21)

146(24.13)

  

Occupation, n (%)

 Student

586(50.91)

NA

  

 Professional

339(29.45)

NA

  

 Teacher

57(4.95)

NA

  

 Others

189(16.42)

NA

  

 Doctor

NA

208(34.38)

  

 Nurse

NA

333(55.04)

  

 Medical technician

NA

64(10.58)

  

Living situation, n (%)

 Wuhan

17(1.48)

28(4.63)

37.98

< 0.001

 Hubei province outside Wuhan

14(1.22)

29(4.79)

  

 Outside Hubei province

1120(97.31)

548(90.58)

  

Length of service (years), n (%)

  ≤ 5

NA

110(18.18)

  

 6–10

NA

162(26.78)

  

  ≥ 10

NA

194(32.07)

  

  ≥ 20

NA

139(22.98)

  

Working hours per day during COVID-19 outbreak, n (%)

 4–6

NA

40(6.61)

  

 6–8

NA

243(40.17)

  

 8–10

NA

268(44.30)

  

  ≥ 10

NA

54(8.93)

  

Relatives and friends infected with coronavirus, n (%)

 No

1143(99.30)

592(97.85)

7.09

0.01

 Yes

8(0.70)

13(2.15)

  

Experience SARS personally, n (%)

 No

594(51.61)

343(56.69)

4.12

0.04

 Yes

557(48.39)

262(43.31)

  

Income (ten thousand), n (%)

  ≤ 8

488(42.40)

105(17.36)

111.35

< 0.001

 8–30

539(46.83)

402(66.45)

  

  ≥ 30

124(10.77)

98(16.20)

  

Income (ten thousand, Chinese Yuan)

18.2 ± 17.5

24.1 ± 18.7

4.99

< 0.001

Economic loss (ten thousand), n (%)

  ≤ 3

791(68.72)

323(53.39)

56.79

< 0.001

 3–10

82(7.12)

89(14.71)

  

  ≥ 10

82(7.12)

83(13.72)

  

 Unknown

202(17.55)

110(18.18)

  

Medical illness, n (%)

 No

1002(87.05)

468(77.36)

27.36

< 0.001

 Yes

149(12.95)

137(22.64)

  

Somatization, n (%)

 No (< 24)

1108(96.26)

547(90.41)

11.12

< 0.001

 Yes (≥24)

63(5.45)

58(9.59)

  

Insomnia, Median (IQR)

3(0–7)

5(1–9)

−4.44

< 0.001

Suicide (mean ± SD)

0.19 ± 0.61

0.22 ± 0.63

−1.05

0.30

Smoking, n (%)

 No

1032(89.66)

550(90.91)

0.94

0.62

 Yes

82(7.12)

40(6.61)

  

 smoking cessation

37(3.21)

15(2.48)

  

Drinking, n (%)

 No

884(76.80)

460(76.03)

7.21

0.03

 Yes

212(18.42)

130(21.49)

  

 Abstinence

55(4.78)

15(2.48)