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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of intensive care unit nurses participating in this study (N = 190)

From: Effectiveness of a multidimensional intervention program in improving occupational musculoskeletal disorders among intensive care unit nurses: a cluster-controlled trial with follow-up at 3 and 6 months

Variable Control group Intervention group p-value
Mean ± SDa or n (%) Mean ± SDa or n (%)
Age 28.83 ± 4.25 28.86 ± 4.13 0.956
Sex
 Male 19 18 0.333
 Female 70 83
BMIb
  < 18.5 14 16 0.901
 18.5–23.9 58 65
 24.0–27.9 15 19
  ≥ 28 2 1
Marital Status
 Single 36 43 0.771
 Married 53 58
ICUc employment
 1–2 years 10 14 0.191
 3–5 years 32 26
 5–10 years 28 43
  > 10 years 19 18
Job title    
 Nurse 31 28 0.314
 Senior nurse 39 47  
 Supervisor nurse 19 26  
Education
Junior colleged 4 17 0.008
Bachelor 71 73  
Master/Doctoral 4 11  
  1. aSD Standard deviation
  2. bBMI Body Mass Index
  3. cICU Intensive care unit
  4. dJunior college refers to full-time nurse training in a vocational and technical school
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