Table 1 general characteristics of study population and distribution of anxiety symptoms
From: Anxiety symptoms and occupational stress among young Korean female manufacturing workers
| Variable | Number (%) | BAIa score n (%) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <22 | ≥22 | |||
| Age (years) | 0.493 | |||
| 10–19 | 208(18.2) | 174(83.7) | 34(16.3) | |
| 20–29 | 858(75.2) | 727(84.7) | 131(15.3) | |
| ≥ 30 | 75(6.6) | 67(89.3) | 8(10.7) | |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 0.718 | |||
| < 25.0 | 986(86.4) | 838(85.0) | 148(15.0) | |
| ≥ 25.0 | 155(13.6) | 130(83.9) | 25(16.1) | |
| Marital status | 0.481 | |||
| Unmarried | 1018(89.2) | 861(84.6) | 157(15.4) | |
| Married | 123(10.8) | 107(87.0) | 16(13.0) | |
| Educational level | 0.655 | |||
| ≤ high school | 882(77.3) | 746(84.6) | 136(15.4) | |
| ≥ college | 259(22.7) | 222(85.7) | 37(14.3) | |
| Smoking habit | 0.014 | |||
| Non-smoker | 769(67.4) | 669(87.0) | 100(13.0) | |
| Ex-smoker | 146(12.8) | 117(80.1) | 29(19.9) | |
| Current smoker | 226(19.8) | 182(80.5) | 44(19.5) | |
| Risky drinkingb | 0.006 | |||
| No | 935(81.9) | 806(86.2) | 129(13.8) | |
| Yes | 206(18.1) | 162(78.6) | 44(21.2) | |
| Regular exercise | 0.674 | |||
| < 3 times per week | 904(79.2) | 769(79.4) | 135(78.0) | |
| ≥ 3 times per week | 237(20.8) | 199(20.6) | 38(22.0) | |
| Shift work | 0.145 | |||
| No | 75(6.5) | 68(90.7) | 7(9.3) | |
| Yes | 1066(93.5) | 900(84.4) | 166(15.6) | |
| Job tenure (years) | 0.306 | |||
| < 1 | 274(24.0) | 232(84.7) | 42(15.3) | |
| 1–3 | 286(25.1) | 237(82.9) | 49(17.1) | |
| 4–6 | 273(23.9) | 228(83.5) | 45(16.5) | |
| ≥ 7 | 308(27.0) | 271(88.0) | 37(12.0) | |
| PSQIc score | <0.001 | |||
| < 6 | 450(39.4) | 421(93.6) | 29(6.4) | |
| ≥ 6 | 691(60.6) | 547(79.2) | 144(20.8) | |