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) | Â | Â | Â | 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) | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | 0.481 |
 Unmarried | 1018(89.2) | 861(84.6) | 157(15.4) |  |
 Married | 123(10.8) | 107(87.0) | 16(13.0) |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 No | 935(81.9) | 806(86.2) | 129(13.8) |  |
 Yes | 206(18.1) | 162(78.6) | 44(21.2) |  |
Regular exercise | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | 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) | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
  < 6 | 450(39.4) | 421(93.6) | 29(6.4) |  |
  ≥ 6 | 691(60.6) | 547(79.2) | 144(20.8) |  |