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Table 1 Baseline demographic and occupational characteristics of the study population

From: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health, daily and occupational activities among health professionals in Colombia: a national study

Variables

Total n = 1345

n

%

Sex. Female/Male

890/455

66.17/33.83

Age in years (a)

47.12 (12.82)

43.01 (36.97–56.07)

Age group

 

261

30 years-old or less

143

10.63

> 30 to 40 years-old

324

24.09

> 40 to 50 years-old

350

26.02

> 50 to 60 years-old

337

25.06

> 60 to 70 years-old

161

11.97

70 years-old or more

30

2.23

Number of people in the household

1

109

8.10

2

309

22.97

3

373

27.73

4

385

28.62

5 or more

169

12.57

Marital status

Married

646

48.03

Divorced/widowed

127

9.44

Single

372

27.66

Free union

200

14.87

Occupation

Nurse

102

7.58

Specialist

620

46.10

General physician

199

14.80

Dentist/Specialty resident/Therapist

196

14.57

Other type of occupation

228

16.95

Years of work experience (a)

19.1 (11.3)

20 (10–28)

Regarding the workload compared to PRE-PANDEMIC months this

has increased

576

42.83

has decreased

390

29.00

still the same

379

28.18

Work mode

Face-to-face consultation

665

49.44

Telemedicine

344

25.58

Emergency care for no covid-19 patients

146

10.86

Emergency care for covid-19 patients

145

10.78

ICU

122

9.07

Surgical assistant

62

4.61

Considers the security elements sufficient

No

256

19.03

Provider of biosafety elements

Occupational Risk Manager

240

17.84

Company/Institution/Hospital where you work

612

45.50

Yourself

321

23.87

Biosecurity item delivered

Mask

443

32.94

Face mask N95

369

27.43

Coat

452

33.61

Surgical cap

286

21.26

Antifluid elements

72

5.35

Surgical gloves

284

21.12

Glasses

322

23.94

Alcohol or antibacterial gel

117

8.70

Percentage reduction in consultation during the pandemic (a)

26.23 (25.9)

20 (0–50)

Reduction percentage of your income (a)

23.5 (27.78)

20 (0–40)

  1. (a) Values are reported as mean (standard deviation) and median (p25-p75)