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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to mental health in the cohort analysis (n = 2,811)

From: Association between long working hours and mental health among nurses in China under COVID-19 pandemic: based on a large cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

Depression

Anxiety

Depression

Without depression

p

Anxiety

Without anxiety

p

Number (%)

2,811

219 (7.80)

2,592 (92.20)

 

189 (6.70)

2,622 (93.30)

 

Demographic characteristics

       

Age (years)

35.00 (32.00,37.00)

35.00 (32.00, 37.00)

35.00 (32.00, 37.00)

0.810

35.00 (33.00, 38.00)

35.00 (32.00, 37.00)

< 0.001

Gender (female)

2,649 (94.20)

210 (95.90)

2,439 (94.10)

0.277

180 (95.20)

2,469 (94.20)

0.542

BMI (kg/m2)

21.83 (20.07,23.88)

22.57 (20.76, 24.38)

21.76 (19.96, 23.80)

0.002

22.66 (20.76, 24.09)

21.77 (19.95, 23.83)

0.005

Dietary habits

       

Smoking habit

   

0.659

  

0.431

Current

36 (1.30)

3 (1.40)

33 (1.30)

 

3 (1.60)

33 (1.30)

 

Former

24 (0.90)

3 (1.40)

21 (0.80)

 

3 (1.60)

21 (0.80)

 

Never

2,751 (97.90)

231 (97.30)

2,538 (97.90)

 

183 (96.80)

2,568 (97.90)

 

Alcohol habit

   

0.039

  

0.624

Current

192 (6.80)

24 (11.00)

168 (6.50)

 

15 (7.90)

177 (6.80)

 

Former

144 (5.10)

12 (5.10)

144 (5.40)

 

9 (4.80)

135 ( 5.10)

 

Never

2,475 (88.00)

198 (83.50)

2,355 (88.00)

 

165 (88.10)

2,310 (88.10)

 

Coffee habit

   

0.606

  

0.621

Current

768 (27.30)

60 (27.40)

708 (27.30)

 

45 (23.80)

723 (27.60)

 

Former

423 (15.00)

39 (17.80)

384 (14.80)

 

36 (19.00)

387 (14.80)

 

Never

1,620 (57.60)

120 (54.80)

1,500 (57.90)

 

108 (57.10)

1,512 (57.70)

 

Life related factors

       

Sleep quality (PSQI scores)

5.00 (3.00,8.00)

10.00 (8.00, 12.00)

5.00 (3.00, 7.00)

< 0.001

10.00 (7.00, 12.00)

5.00 (3.00, 7.00)

< 0.001

Physical activity

(IPAQ Mets×hour/week)

18.60 (3.65,52.80)

14.60 (0.00, 46.20)

19.30 (4.00, 53.77)

0.824

20.50 (0.00, 87.10)

18.39 (4.00, 51.30)

0.006

Have religions (yes)

93 (3.30)

90 (3.50)

3 (1.40)

0.107

3 (1.60)

90 (3.40)

0.182

Marital status

   

0.117

  

0.099

Single

543 (19.30)

48 (21.90)

495 (19.10)

 

30 (15.90)

513 (19.60)

 

Married/cohabitation

2220 (79.00)

171 (78.10)

2049 (79.10)

 

153 (81.00)

2,067 (78.80)

 

divorce/separation/widow

48 (1.70)

0 (0.00)

48 (1.90)

 

6 (3.20)

42 (1.60)

 

Have siblings (yes)

2,013 (71.60)

168 (76.70)

1,845 (71.20)

0.082

150 (79.40)

1,863 (71.10)

0.015

Household income (Yuan/month)

   

0.905

  

0.258

< 5,000

15 (0.50)

3 (1.40)

12 (0.50)

 

0 (0.00)

15 (0.60)

 

 5,000, < 10,000

462 (16.40)

33 (15.10)

429 (16.60)

 

39 (20.60)

423 (16.10)

 

 10,000

2,334 (83.0)

183 (83.60)

2,151 (83.00)

 

150 (79.40)

2,184 (83.30)

 

Experienced major events (yes)

1,443 (51.30)

147 (67.10)

1,296 (50.00)

< 0.001

117 (61.90)

1,326 (50.60)

0.003

History of chronic disease (yes)

522 (18.60)

42 (19.20)

480 (18.50)

0.810

45 (23.80)

477 (18.20)

0.056

Visiting friend constantly (no)

75 (2.70)

12 (5.50)

63 (2.40)

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

Work related factors

       

Years of employment

   

0.100

  

0.067

< 5 years

384 (13.70)

18 (8.20)

366 (14.10)

 

12 (6.30)

372 (14.20)

 

5–10 years

1,137 (40.40)

96 (43.80)

1,041 (40.20)

 

87 (46.00)

1,050 (40.00)

 

> 10 years

1,290 (45.90)

105 (47.90)

1,185 (45.70)

 

90 (47.60)

1,200 (45.80)

 

Speciality

   

0.270

  

0.004

Surgery

1,209 (43.00)

105 (47.90)

1,104 (42.60)

 

120 (63.50)

1,089 (41.50)

 

Internal medicine and others

321 (11.40)

24 (11.00)

297 (11.50)

 

18 (9.50)

303 (11.60)

 

Obstetrics and Gynecology

342 (12.20)

15 (6.80)

327 (12.60)

 

6 (3.20)

336 (12.80)

 

Pediatrics

255 (9.10)

6 (2.70)

249 (9.60)

 

3 (1.60)

252 (9.60)

 

Others

684 (24.30)

69 (31.50)

615 (23.70)

 

42 (22.20)

642 (24.50)

 

Worktime duration (hours/week)

   

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

< 40 h

998 (35.50)

64 (29.20)

934 (36.00)

 

55 (29.10)

943 (36.00)

 

41–60 h

1,720 (61.20)

134(61.20)

1,586(61.20)

 

113(59.80)

1,607(61.30)

 

61–80 h

16 (0.60)

6 (2.70)

10 (0.40)

 

5 (2.60)

11 (0.40)

 

> 80 h

77 (2.70)

15 (6.80)

62 (2.40)

 

16 (8.50)

61 (2.30)

 

Night shifts

(more than 3 times/month)

1,590 (56.60)

135 (61.60)

1,455 (56.10)

0.115

117 (61.90)

1,473 (56.20)

0.126

Exposure to the COVID-19 (yes)

315 (11.20)

30 (13.60)

285 (11.00)

0.135

24 (12.70)

291 (11.10)

0.160

Psychological characteristics

       

POS scores

51.00 (44.00,57.00)

44.00 (36.00, 50.00)

51.00 (45.00, 57.00)

< 0.001

46.00 (40.00, 51.00)

51.00 (45.00, 57.00)

< 0.001

PsyCap-efficacy (scores)

29.00 (24.00,31.00)

24.00 (21.00,26.00)

30.00 (24.14, 32.75)

< 0.001

24.00 (21.00, 28.00)

30.00 (24.00, 32.00)

< 0.001

PsyCap-hope (scores)

30.00 (24.00,32.00)

23.69 (21.00, 26.00)

30.00 (25.00, 32.00)

< 0.001

24.00 (20.00, 29.00)

30.00 (24.00, 32.00)

< 0.001

PsyCap-resiliency (scores)

27.00 (24.00,31.00)

24.00 (21.51, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 31.00)

< 0.001

25.00 (23.00, 27.00)

27.00 (24.00, 31.00)

< 0.001

PsyCap-optimism (scores)

26.00 (23.00,28.00)

23.00 (22.00, 25.00)

26.00 (24.00, 29.00)

< 0.001

23.00 (22.00, 24.00)

26.00 (24.00, 29.00)

< 0.001

  1. Categorical variables were reported as the number (percentage). Independent samples Student’s t-test was used to compare the mean of two continuous normally distributed variables, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the mean of two continuous non-normally distributed variables, The χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019; POS, Perceived Organization Support; PsyCap, Psychological Capital