The mediation of health-promoting lifestyle on self-perceived health status and quality of life among nurses: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects and scores on quality of life (N = 518)

Variable	Frequency	Percentage	Mean	SD	p
Age (years)^a					0.03
21–30	216	41.7	3.4	0.53
31–40	197	38.0	3.4	0.54
> 40	105	20.3	3.6	0.45
Education					0.105
Under college	154	29.7	3.4	0.50
Above university	364	70.3	3.5	0.53
Marital status					0.843
Single	292	56.4	3.5	0.53
Married	226	43.6	3.5	0.51
Children					0.625
No	324	62.5	3.5	0.52
Yes	194	37.5	3.5	0.52
Working experience (years)^b					0.001
① 1–4	179	34.6	3.4	0.51	③ > ① & ②
② 4–12	195	37.6	3.4	0.56
③ > 12	144	27.8	3.6	0.44
Nursing position					0.008
Direct care nurse	455	87.8	3.4	0.52
Charge nurse	63	12.2	3.6	0.49

^aThe post hoc analysis was shown that in the age variable, group over 40 years has higher scores than group 21–30 years and group 31–40 years in QoL scores
^bThe post hoc analysis was shown that in the working experience variable, group over 12 years has higher scores than group 1–4 years and group 4–12 years in QoL scores

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