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Table 1 General characteristics, baseline CES-D score, KOSS-SF total score differences between subject groups in 1st survey (April 2014)

From: Changes of depression and job stress in workers after merger without downsizing

Variables

Total (n = 209)

Mean ± SD or N

Non-office worker (n = 104)

Mean ± SD or N (%)

Office-worker (n = 105)

Mean ± SD or N (%)

P value*

Age, years

26.52 ± 3.78

25.94 ± 4.56

27.10 ± 2.71

0.027

Tenure, years

6.22 ± 3.87

7.64 ± 3.66

4.81 ± 3.55

< 0.001

CES-Da score

7.75 ± 7.94

8.20 ± 7.39

7.30 ± 8.46

0.411

KOSS-SFb score

45.03 ± 12.23

46.18 ± 11.32

43.89 ± 13.02

0.176

Gender (Male/Female)

172(82.3)/37(17.7)

98(94.2)/6(5.8)

74(70.5)/31(29.5)

< 0.001

Educational level (≤High school/≥College)

110(52.6)/99(47.4)

84(80.8)/20(19.2)

26(24.8)/79(75.2)

< 0.001

Marital status (Unmarried/Married)

60(28.7)/149(71.3)

30(28.8)/74(71.2)

30(28.6)/75(71.4)

0.965

Smoking status (Never/Ex-, current)

133(63.6)/76(36.4)

57(54.8)/47(45.2)

76(72.4)/29(27.6)

0.008

Alcohol intake (Non-risky/Risky)

122(58.4)/87(41.6)

51(49.0)/53(51.0)

71(67.6)/34(32.4)

0.006

  1. SD Standard deviation, N number
  2. * P value was calculated by Student’s t-test or Pearson’s chi-square test between Non-office worker and office-worker group
  3. a CES-D The center for epidemiologic studies depression scale
  4. b KOSS-SF: Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form (KOSS-SF)