Table 4 General characteristics of study subjects among depressed group at baseline
Total Depressed group (n = 524, 100.0%) | Depressed-maintained group (n = 394, 75.2%) | Depressed-alleviated group (n = 130, 24.8%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) or M ± SD | N (%) or M ± SD | N (%) or M ± SD | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 415 (79.2%) | 310 (74.7%) | 105 (25.3%) | 0.611 |
Female | 109 (20.8%) | 84 (77.1%) | 25 (22.9%) | |
Age (year) | ||||
28.30 ± 2.93 | 28.23 ± 2.96 | 28.51 ± 2.84 | 0.342 | |
Smoking history | ||||
Non smoker | 292 (55.7%) | 218 (74.7%) | 74 (25.3%) | 0.611 |
Past smoker | 83 (15.8%) | 60 (72.3%) | 23 (27.7%) | |
Current smoker | 149 (28.4%) | 116 (77.9%) | 33 (22.1%) | |
Heavy drinking | ||||
No | 424 (80.9%) | 315 (74.3%) | 109 (25.7%) | 0.327 |
Yes | 100 (19.1%) | 79 (79.0%) | 21 (21.0%) | |
Adequate physical activity | ||||
No | 401 (76.5%) | 302 (75.3%) | 99 (24.7%) | 0.908 |
Yes | 123 (23.5%) | 92 (74.8%) | 31 (25.2%) | |
Career (year) | ||||
2.37 ± 1.23 | 2.35 ± 1.25 | 2.45 ± 1.18 | 0.396 | |
Working hours (hours/week) | ||||
≤ 40 | 49 (9.4%) | 37 (75.5%) | 12 (24.5%) | 0.525 |
41~ 50 | 183 (34.9%) | 143 (78.1%) | 40 (21.9%) | |
51~ 60 | 206 (39.3%) | 154 (74.8%) | 52 (25.2%) | |
≥ 61 | 86 (16.4%) | 60 (69.8%) | 26 (30.2%) | |
Job task | ||||
Office | 441 (84.2%) | 329 (74.6%) | 112 (25.4%) | 0.473 |
Labor/Service | 83 (15.8%) | 65 (78.3%) | 18(21.7%) | |
Education | ||||
≤ College | 423 (80.7%) | 313 (74.0%) | 110 (26.0%) | 0.195 |
≥ Master degree | 101 (19.3%) | 81 (80.2%) | 20 (19.8%) | |
Marital status | ||||
Unmarried/Divorced | 409 (78.1%) | 312 (76.3%) | 97 (23.7%) | 0.275 |
Married | 115 (21.9%) | 82 (71.3%) | 33 (28.7%) | |
Occupational Stress | ||||
1st quartile | 55 (10.5%) | 42 (76.4%) | 13 (23.6%) | 0.834 |
2nd quartile | 108 (20.6%) | 78 (72.2%) | 30 (27.8%) | |
3rd quartile | 154 (29.4%) | 115 (74.7%) | 39 (25.3%) | |
4th quartile | 207 (39.5%) | 159 (76.8%) | 48 (23.2%) | |
Total score | 46.63 ± 10.07 | 46.87 ± 10.39 | 45.92 ± 9.03 | 0.348 |
Occupational stress sub-domains score | ||||
Job demand | 57.67 ± 16.95 | 57.68 ± 16.92 | 57.63 ± 17.08 | 0.977 |
Insufficient job control | 51.32 ± 15.13 | 51.65 ± 15.31 | 50.32 ± 14.58 | 0.386 |
Interpersonal conflict | 37.70 ± 14.12 | 38.10 ± 14.38 | 36.50 ± 13.29 | 0.262 |
Job insecurity | 40.94 ± 22.06 | 40.23 ± 22.93 | 43.08 ± 19.11 | 0.163 |
Organizational system | 47.77 ± 17.29 | 48.20 ± 18.18 | 46.47 ± 14.26 | 0.324 |
Lack of reward | 50.38 ± 16.01 | 51.38 ± 16.33 | 47.35 ± 14.68 | 0.013 |
Occupational climate | 40.66 ± 16.79 | 40.86 ± 10.39 | 40.06 ± 15.84 | 0.639 |