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Table 1 Participants’ demographics and working conditions at enrollment (n = 40)

From: Utility of salivary cortisol profile as a predictive biomarker in nurses’ turnover risk: a preliminary study

 

Mean (SD)/number (%)

Range

Age, mean (SD), years

28.3 (5.1)

23.0–41.0

 Job tenure, mean (SD), years

5.3 (4.0)

1.0–18.0

 Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m2

19.6 (1.8)

16.0–25.0

Marital status, no. (%)

  

 Married or with a partner

7 (17.5%)

 

 Not married

33 (82.5%)

 

Dependent, children, no. (%)

  

 Yes

1 (2.5%)

 

 No

39 (97.5%)

 

Dependent, care role, no. (%)

  

 Yes

1 (2.5%)

 

 No

39 (97.5%)

 

Drink alcohol, no. (%)

  

 Yes

19 (47.5%)

 

 No

21 (52.5%)

 

Smoke cigarettes, no. (%)

  

 Yes

0 (0%)

 

 No

40 (100.0%)

 

Exercise-oriented, no. (%)

  

 Yes

11 (27.5%)

 

 No

29 (72.5%)

 

Sleep-oriented, no. (%)

  

 Yes

24 (60.0%)

 

 No

16 (40.0%)

 

Activity-oriented, no. (%)

  

 Yes

10 (25.0%)

 

 No

30 (75.0%)

 

Number of night shifts per month, mean (SD)

4.6 (0.9)

2.0–6.0

Overtime hours in the previous month, no. (%)

  

 < 10 h

11 (27.5%)

 

 < 20 h

17 (42.5%)

 

 ≥ 20 h

12 (30.0%)

 

Experience of quick return, no. (%), a

  

 Yes

12 (30.0%)

 

 No

28 (70.0%)

 

Change in workload, no. (%)

  

 Decreased

3 (7.5%)

 

 Not change

27 (67.5%)

 

 Increased

10 (25.0%)

 
  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aQuick return refers to less than 11 h of rest between shifts