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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants; n (%)

From: Health behaviors and participation in health promotion activities among hospital staff: which occupational group performs better?

 

Physicians

Nurses

Pharmacists

Other health professionals

Administrative personnel

p

(n = 4202)

(n = 31639)

(n = 2315)

(n = 8161)

(n = 13079)

Age

     

<.0001

  < 26

34 (0.8%)

5172 (16.7%)

274 (12.2%)

647 (8.1%)

1028 (8.1%)

 

  26–35

1645 (40.1%)

17271 (55.1%)

1144 (51.0%)

4018 (50.4%)

5522 (43.6%)

 

  36–45

1215 (29.6%)

6327 (20.4%)

520 (23.2%)

2347 (29.4%)

3662 (28.9%)

 

  46–55

866 (21.1%)

1871 (6.0%)

253 (11.3%)

834 (10.5%)

1986 (15.7%)

 

  > 55

339 (8.3%)

341 (1.1%)

52 (2.3%)

132 (1.7%)

480 (3.8%)

 

Sex

     

<.0001

  Male

3220 (77.2%)

529 (1.7%)

720 (31.4%)

2056 (25.4%)

2707 (20.8%)

 

  Female

953 (22.8%)

30984 (98.3%)

1573 (68.6%)

6040 (74.6%)

10297 (79.2%)

 

Educational level

     

<.0001

  High school or less

0 (0%)

884 (2.8%)

9 (0.4%)

283 (3.5%)

2341 (18.0%)

 

  Vocational school

17 (0.4%)

12845 (40.8%)

137 (6.0%)

1264 (15.6%)

3116 (24.0%)

 

  University

3183 (76.2%)

17032 (54.0%)

1711 (74.6%)

5387 (66.5%)

6229 (48.0%)

 

  Post-graduate

979 (23.4%)

754 (2.4%)

437 (19.0%)

1170 (14.4%)

1291 (9.9%)

 

Marital status

     

<.0001

  Never married

1181 (28.3%)

16989 (53.9%)

1355 (59.1%)

3750 (46.3%)

5544 (42.7%)

 

  Married

2914 (69.7%)

13751 (43.7%)

897 (39.1%)

4120 (50.9%)

6965 (53.7%)

 

  Divorced/Widowed

84 (2.0%)

759 (2.0%)

42 (1.8%)

230 (2.8%)

467 (3.6%)

 

Accredited hospital level

     

<.0001

  Medical center

1289 (30.7%)

8167 (25.8%)

581 (25.1%)

1956 (24.0%)

3269 (25.0%)

 

  Regional hospital

2667 (63.5%)

20879 (66.0%)

1523 (65.8%)

5462 (66.9%)

8641 (66.1%)

 

  District hospital

246 (5.9%)

2593 (8.2%)

211 (9.1%)

743 (9.1%)

1169 (8.9%)

 

Certified health promoting hospital

     

.11

  No

1850 (44.0%)

13660 (43.2%)

1026 (44.3%)

3572 (43.8%)

5823 (44.5%)

 

  Yes

2352 (56.0%)

17979 (56.8%)

1289 (55.7%)

4589 (56.2%)

7256 (55.5%)

 
  1. Note: Number in the cell may not match to the total n because of missing data. Missing data were excluded from the analysis listwise for each variable involved.
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