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Table 6 Demographic data and clinical symptoms between non-SOM and SOM groups of 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

 

Health care workers

  
 

Non-SOM group

(n = 532)

SOM group

(n = 73)

Z/χ2

p

Sex, n (%)

 Men

91(17.11)

23(31.51)

8.71

0.003

 Women

441(82.89)

50(68.49)

  

Age (years), Median (IQR)

35(30–41)

36(30–44)

−0.93

0.35

BMI (kg/m2), Median (IQR)

22.03(20.20–24.43)

22.60(20.71–24.60)

−0.82

0.41

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Han

489(91.92)

69(94.52)

0.61

0.44

 Other

43(8.08)

4(5.48)

  

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

111(20.86)

11(15.07)

1.42

0.49

 Married or cohabiting

397(74.62)

59(80.82)

  

 Divorced, separated or widowed

24(4.51)

3(4.11)

  

Education level, n (%)

 High school or below

13(2.44)

1(1.37)

0.60

0.74

 Junior college and Bachelor’s degree

389(73.12)

56(76.71)

  

 Master’s degree or above

130(24.44)

16(21.92)

  

Occupation, n (%)

 Doctor

180(33.83)

28(38.36)

2.44

0.30

 Nurse

292(55.89)

41(56.16)

  

 Medical technician

60(11.28)

4(5.48)

  

Living situation, n (%)

 Wuhan

27(5.08)

1(1.37)

2.13

0.35

 Hubei province outside Wuhan

26(4.89)

3(4.11)

  

 Outside Hubei province

479(90.04)

69(94.52)

  

Length of service, n (%)

  ≤ 5

99(18.61)

11(15.07)

1.65

0.65

 6–10

144(27.07)

18(24.66)

  

  ≥ 10

166(31.20)

28(38.36)

  

  ≥ 20

123(23.12)

16(21.92)

  

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

 4–6

31(5.83)

9(12.33)

15.38

0.002

 6–8

222(41.73)

21(28.77)

  

 8–10

226(42.48)

42(57.53)

  

  ≥ 10

53(9.96)

1(1.37)

  

Relatives and friends infected with coronavirus, n (%)

 No

520(97.74)

72(98.63)

0.24

0.63

 Yes

12(2.26)

1(1.37)

  

Experience SARS personally, n (%)

 No

308(57.89)

35(47.95)

2.59

0.11

 Yes

224(42.11)

38(52.05)

  

Income, n (%)

  ≤ 8

97(18.23)

8(10.96)

2.98

0.23

 8–30

352(66.17)

50(68.49)

  

  ≥ 30

83(15.60)

15(20.55)

  

Economic loss, n (%)

  ≤ 3

286(53.76)

37(50.68)

1.48

0.69

 3–10

79(14.85)

10(13.70)

  

  ≥ 10

74(13.91)

9(12.33)

  

Unknown

93(17.48)

17(23.29)

  

Medical illness, n (%)

 Yes

123(23.12)

14(19.18)

0.57

0.45

 No

409(76.88)

59(80.82)

  

Insomnia, Median (IQR)

5(1–9)

5(1–7)

−0.01

0.99

Suicide (mean ± SD)

1.07 ± 2.03

0.81 ± 2.69

− 0.95

0.34

Smoking, n (%)

 No

486(91.35)

64(87.67)

1.23

0.54

 Yes

33(6.20)

7(9.59)

  

Smoking cessation

13(2.44)

2(2.74)

  

Drinking, n (%)

 No

409(76.88)

51(69.86)

1.79

0.41

 Yes

110(20.68)

20(27.40)

  

Abstinence

13(2.44)

2(2.73)