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Table 2 WHOQOL-BREF and GHQ scores by effort-reward imbalance group, by sex

From: Effort-reward imbalance and quality of life of healthcare workers in military hospitals: a cross-sectional study

ERI

Male (N = 173)

Female (N = 618)

 

No (N = 159)

Yes (N = 14)

No (N = 576)

Yes (N = 42)

 

Mean

Mean

p

Mean

Mean

p

Age

36.1

32.7

0.23

35.6

31.3

0.008**

Educational level

16.1

17.3

0.09

14.1

14.7

0.037*

overcommitment

15.9

17.9

0.009***

15.6

17.4

<0.001***

Total Score of GHQ

1.3

2.1

0.21

1.82

2.91

0.01**

WHOQOL-BREF

      

 Physical

25.6

23.3

0.21

25.7

23.9

0.006**

 Psychological

19.9

18.9

0.48

19.5

18.2

0.035*

 Social

13.6

13.7

0.10

13.8

13.6

0.47

 Environmental

30.2

27.4

0.23

30.1

29.0

0.22

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; ERI “yes” defined as both high effort and low reward, “no” defined as either high effort or low reward and neither high effort nor low reward.