Table 1 Comparison between the studied groups regarding demographic data and smoking
From: Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
Parameter | Groups | Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nurses directly exposed to COVID-19 group | Nurses less exposed to COVID-19 group | Test of sig | p | |
N = 228 (%) | N = 228 (%) | |||
Age (year) | ||||
 Mean ± SD | 30.24 ± 9.04 | 30.69 ± 8.53 | t − 0.549 | 0.583 |
Years of work | ||||
 Median (range) | 16 (5–37) | 15 (4–32) | Z − 0.002 | 0.999 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 91 (39.9%) | 74 (32.5%) | χ2 2.745 | 0.098 |
 Female | 137 (60.1%) | 154 (67.5%) | ||
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 171 (75%) | 176 (77.2%) | χ2 0.301 | 0.583 |
 Urban | 57 (25%) | 52 (22.8%) | ||
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 91 (39.9%) | 79 (34.6%) | χ2 2.108 | 0.146 |
 Married | 133 (58.3%) | 143 (62.7%) | ||
 Divorced | 2 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | ||
 Widowed | 2 (0.9%) | 6 (2.6%) | ||
Education | ||||
 Institute | 178 (78.1%) | 169 (74.1%) | χ2 0.977 | 0.323 |
 College | 50 (21.9%) | 59 (25.9%) | ||
Site | ||||
 Outpatient | 59 (25.9%) | 78 (34.2%) | χ2 2.095 | 0.148 |
 Inpatient | 85 (37.3%) | 72 (31.6%) | ||
 ICU | 84 (36.8%) | 78 (34.2%) | ||
Smoking | ||||
 No | 209 (91.7%) | 213 (93.4%) | χ2 0.509 | 0.476 |
 Yes | 19 (8.3%) | 15 (6.6%) | ||