Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants.

From: Association between gastrointestinal symptoms and insomnia among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Total (n = 372)

No Insomnia (n = 221)

Insomnia (n = 151)

P-value

Gender, n (%)

  

0.908

Male

159 (42.7)

95 (43.0)

64 (42.4)

 

Female

213 (57.3)

126 (57)

87 (57.6)

 

Age (year)

37.8 ± 8.0

38.0 ± 7.6

37.6 ± 8.4

0.667

BMI (kg/m2)

23.1 ± 3.3

22.8 ± 3.0

23.5 ± 3.6

0.068

Marriage, n (%)

  

0.016

Single

52 (14.0)

23 (10.4)

29 (19.2)

 

Married

320 (86.0)

198 (89.6)

122 (80.8)

 

Education, n (%)

  

0.003

Associate Degree

66 (17.7)

33 (14.9)

33 (21.9)

 

Bachelor’s Degree

202 (54.3)

112 (50.7)

90 (59.6)

 

Master’s Degree

94 (25.3)

67 (30.3)

27 (17.9)

 

Doctorate Degree

10 (2.7)

9 (4.1)

1 (0.7)

 

Profession, n (%)

  

0.036

Doctor

259 (69.6)

163 (73.8)

96 (63.6)

 

Nurse

113 (30.4)

58 (26.2)

55 (36.4)

 

Department, n (%)

  

0.076

Internal Medicine

190 (51.1)

119 (53.8)

71 (47.0)

 

Surgery

38 (10.2)

21 (9.5)

17 (11.3)

 

OB/GYN

41 (11.0)

20 (9.0)

21 (13.9)

 

Emergency/ICU

22 (5.9)

10 (4.5)

12 (7.9)

 

Medical Technology

41 (11.0)

21 (9.5)

20 (13.2)

 

Others

40 (10.8)

30 (13.6)

10 (6.6)

 

Hospital Grade, n (%)

  

0.208

Tertiary Hospital

261 (70.2)

151 (68.3)

110 (72.8)

 

Secondary Hospital

74 (19.9)

43 (19.5)

31 (20.5)

 

Primary Hospital

37 (9.9)

27 (12.2)

10 (6.6)

 

Monthly salary (RMB), n (%)

  

0.532

< 5000

36 (9.7)

18 (8.1)

18 (11.9)

 

5000–9999

235 (63.2)

141 (63.8)

94 (62.3)

 

10,000–14,999

77 (20.7)

49 (22.2)

28 (18.5)

 

≥ 150,000

24 (6.5)

13 (5.9)

11 (7.3)

 

Comorbidity, n (%)

 

0.061

No

342 (91.9)

208 (94.1)

134 (88.7)

 

Yes

30 (8.1)

13 (5.9)

17 (11.3)

 

Family history of cancer, n (%)

  

0.448

No

312 (83.9)

188 (85.1)

124 (82.1)

 

Yes

60 (16.1)

33 (14.9)

27 (17.9)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

  

0.138

No

342 (91.9)

207 (93.7)

135 (89.4)

 

Yes

30 (8.1)

14 (6.3)

16 (10.6)

 

Drinking status, n (%)

   

0.021

No

315 (84.7)

195 (88.2)

120 (79.5)

 

Yes

57 (15.3)

26 (11.8)

31 (20.5)

 

Unhealthy diet, n (%)

  

0.097

No

301 (80.9)

185 (83.7)

116 (76.8)

 

Yes

71 (19.1)

36 (16.3)

35 (23.2)

 

Weekly night Shift count

4.0 (1.0, 6.0)

4.0 (0.0, 5.0)

5.0 (2.0, 6.0)

0.006

Weekly exercise frequency, n (%)

  

0.923

0

169 (45.4)

102 (46.2)

67 (44.4)

 

1

109 (29.3)

62 (28.1)

47 (31.1)

 

2–3

65 (17.5)

40 (18.1)

25 (16.6)

 

 ≥ 4

29 (7.8)

17 (7.7)

12 (7.9)

 

Anxiety, n (%)

  

 < 0.001

No

173 (46.5)

140 (63.3)

33 (21.9)

 

Yes

199 (53.5)

81 (36.7)

118 (78.1)

 

Depression, n (%)

  

 < 0.001

No

157 (42.2)

134 (60.6)

23 (15.2)

 

Yes

215 (57.8)

87 (39.4)

128 (84.8)

 

SSD, n (%)

  

 < 0.001

No

151 (40.6)

133 (60.2)

18 (11.9)

 

Yes

221 (59.4)

88 (39.8)

133 (88.1)

 

GSRS total score

4.0 (1.0, 8.0)

3.0 (1.0, 6.0)

6.0 (3.0, 11.0)

 < 0.001

  1. Data presented are mean ± SD or N (%).
  2. Others include Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Health Check-Up Center, and Outpatient Department.
  3. BMI Body Mass Index, RMB Renminbi, OB/GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology, ICU Intensive Care Unit, SSD somatic symptom disorder, GSRS Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale.