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Table 1 Distribution of the presence of emotional distress symptoms by demographics, job stress level, and Effort-reward imbalance (N = 462)

From: Emotional distress symptoms and their determinants: screening of non-clinical hospital staff in an Egyptian University hospital

 

Total

Depression (any level)

n/total (row %)

Anxiety (any level)

n/total (row %)

Stress (any level)

n/total (row %)

N. = 462

312/462 (67.5)

319/42 (69.0)

239/462 (51.7)

n. (column %)

95%CI (63.2–71.7%)

95%CI (64.7–73.1%)

95%CI (47.1–56.3%)

Age: Median = 45 (IQR:34-52, Min. = 18-Max. = 60)

 18 – 30 years

70 (15.2)

51/70 (72.9)

52/70 (74.3)

46/70 (65.7)

 31 – 45 years

164 (35.5)

115/164 (70.1)

114/164 (69.5)

95/164 (57.9)

 46 – 60 years

228 (49.4)

146/228 (64.0)

153/228 (67.1)

98/228 (43.0)

Gender

 Men

171 (37.0)

110/171 (64.3)

104/171 (60.8)

91/171 (53.2)

 Women

291 (63.0)

202/291 (69.4)

215/291 (73.9)

148/291 (50.9)

Marital status

 Un-married

89 (19.3)

62/89 (69.7)

58/89 (65.2)

46/89 (51.7)

 Married

373 (80.7)

250/373 (67.0)

261/373 (70.0)

193/373 (51.7)

Residence

 Rural/urban slum

60 (13.0)

36/60 (60.0)

46/60 (76.7)

38/60 (36.3)

 Urban

402 (87.0)

276/402 (68.7)

273/402 (67.9)

201/402 (50.0)

Educational level

 Less than university

183 (39.6)

125/183 (68.3)

128/183 (69.9)

95/183 (51.9)

 University or higher

279 (60.4)

187/279 (67.0)

191/279 (68.5)

144/279 (51.6)

Job categories

 Workers

17 (3.7)

12/17 (70.6)

12/17 (70.6)

12/17 (70.6)

 Technicians

81 (17.5)

60/81 (74.1)

59/81 (72.8)

49/81 (60.5)

 Administrative

344 (74.5)

232/344 (67.4)

237/344 (68.9)

171/344 (49.7)

 Engineers/IT professionals

20 (4.3)

8/20 (40.0)

11/20 (55.0)

7/20 (35.0)

Income

 In debt

97 (21.0)

82/97 (84.5)

78/97 (80.4)

65/97 (67.0)

 Just meet routine expenses

238 (51.5)

167/238 (70.2)

169/238 (71.0)

125/238 (52.5)

 Meet routine and emergency expenses

100 (21.6)

52/100 (52.0)

60/100 (60.0)

39/100 (39.0)

 Able to save/invest money

27 (5.8)

11/27 (40.7)

12/27 (44.4)

10/27 (37.0)

Socioeconomic status

 Low

18 (3.9)

12/18 (66.7)

14/18 (77.8)

14/18 (77.8)

 Middle

366 (79.2)

249/366 (68.0)

257/366 (70.2)

190/366 (51.9)

 High

78 (16.9)

51/78 (65.4)

48/78 (61.5)

35/78 (44.9)

Job Stress Level

 Relatively Calm

57 (12.3)

19/57 (33.3)

25/57 (43.9)

12/57 (21.1)

 Fairly Low

117 (25.3)

60/117 (51.3)

67/117 (57.3)

31/117 (26.5)

 Moderate

149 (32.3)

105/149 (70.5)

107/149 (71.8)

84/149 (56.4)

 Severe

104 (22.5)

95/104 (91.3)

88/104 (84.6)

82/104 (78.8)

 Potentially Dangerous

35 (7.6)

33/35 (94.3)

32/35 (91.4)

30/35 (85.7)

Effort-reward imbalance

 No

209 (45.2)

116/209 (55.5)

123/209 (58.9)

78/209 (37.3)

 Yes (any)

253 (54.8)

196/253 (77.5)

196/253 (77.5)

161/253 (63.6)

 Financial

229 (49.6)

179/229 (78.2)

179/229 (78.2)

145/229 (63.3)

 Emotional

146 (31.6)

114/146 (78.1)

118/146 (80.8)

102/146 (69.9)

 Both

122 (26.4)

97/122 (79.5)

101/122 (82.8)

86/122 (70.5)

  1. IQR interquartile range, Min minimum, Max maximum, IT Information Technology