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Table 1 Comparisons of the characteristics of the study subjects according to the on-call work

From: The association between Korean employed workers’ on-call work and health problems, injuries

Characteristics

On-call work n(%)

P-value

Yes

No

2722(9.3)

26,524(90.7)

Sex

Male

1813(10.2)

15,999(89.8)

< 0.001

Female

909(7.9)

10,525(92.1)

 

Age(years)

15-29

417(8.2)

4684(91.8)

0.004

30-49

1621(9.4)

15,651(90.6)

 

≥ 50

684(10.0)

6189(90.0)

 

Education

Below middle school

261(9.5)

2489(90.5)

0.008

High school

1018(10.0)

9174(90.0)

 

College and beyond

1443(8.9)

14,861(91.1)

 

Income

< 100

156(6.7)

2183(93.3)

< 0.001

(10,000won/month)

100-199

948(8.7)

9962(91.3)

 

200-299

945(10.4)

8161(89.6)

 

≥ 300

673(9.8)

6208(90.2)

 

Smoking

Never

1376(8.8)

14,263(91.2)

< 0.001

Quit

273(8.5)

2957(91.5)

 

Current

1073(10.3)

9304(89.7)

 

Drinking

No

608(9.8)

5576(90.2)

0.004

≤ 1/week

1318(8.8)

13,732(91.2)

 

≥ 2/week

796(9.9)

7216(90.1)

 

Obesity

No

2658(9.3)

26,063(90.7)

0.022

Yes

64(12.2)

461(87.8)

 

Hypertension

No

2597(9.3)

25,278(90.7)

0.794

Yes

125(9.1)

1246(90.9)

 

Employment type

Regular

2266(9.1)

22,651(90.9)

0.003

Temporary

456(10.5)

3873(89.5)

 

Working time

≤ 40

1034(8.9)

10,553(91.1)

0.159

(Hours/week)

41-60

1432(9.5)

13,631(90.5)

 

> 60

256(9.9)

2340(90.1)

 

Job type

Professional

185(7.3)

2356(92.7)

< 0.001

Office

860(9.1)

8607(90.9)

 

Service

677(9.1)

6749(90.9)

 

Physical

1000(10.2)

8812(89.8)

 

Shift work

No

2200(8.3)

24,247(91.7)

< 0.001

Yes

522(18.6)

2277(81.4)

 

Physical exposure

No

1580(8.5)

16,953(91.5)

< 0.001

Yes

1142(10.7)

9571(89.3)

 

Chemical exposure

No

1719(8.1)

19,563(91.9)

< 0.001

Yes

1003(12.6)

6961(87.4)

 

Ergonomic exposure

No

2199(9.0)

22,285(91.0)

< 0.001

Yes

523(11.0)

4239(89.0)

 

Work-related stress

No

673(8.3)

7481(91.7)

< 0.001

Yes

2049(9.7)

19,043(90.3)