From: Self-perceived stress reactivity is an indicator of psychosocial impairment at the workplace
Characteristic | Total (n = 174) | Group with low stress reactivity (n = 88) | Group with high stress reactivity (n = 86) | P value |
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Health status | ||||
Psychosomatic total score (GBB-24) | 9.45 (9.3) | 7.73 (8.4) | 11.22 (9.9) | .009 a |
   Exhaustion | 2.41 (3.6) | 1.89 (2.9) | 2.94 (4.2) | .300 a |
   Gastrointestinal complaints | 1.87 (2.4) | 1.76 (2.7) | 1.99 (2.0) | 133 a |
   Musculoskeletal complaints | 3.86 (3.5) | 3.31 (3.3) | 4.43 (3.5) | .020 a |
   Cardiovascular complaints | 1.31 (2.2) | 0.77 (1.7) | 1.86 (2.4) | < .001 a |
Depression (HADS) | 4.42 (3.25) | 3.26 (2.8) | 5.60 (3.2) | < .001 a |
Anxiety (HADS) | 6.01 (3.07) | 4.93 (2.9) | 7.12 (2.8) | < .001 a |
Health behaviour | ||||
Intensive sports (hours per week) | 1.27 (2.0) | 1.68 (2.3) | 0.85 (1.4) | .018 a |
Smoking behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Smokers [n (%)] | 51 (29.3%) | 25 (28.4%) | 26 (30.2%) | .222 b |
   Never smoked [n (%)] | 61 (35.1%) | 36 (40.9%) | 25 (29.1%) |  |
   Stopped smoking [n (%)] | 62 (35.6%) | 27 (30.7%) | 35 (40.7%) |  |
Overweight (BMI) | 28.00 (4.06) | 27.84 (4.1) | 28.17 (4.0) | .782 c |
Waist circumference | 99.34 (11.0) | 99.02 (11.1) | 99.67 (10.9) | .696 a |
Sleeping behaviour | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No sleeping problems [n (%)] | 91 (60.3%) | 51 (65.4%) | 40 (54.8%) | .386 b |
   Some sleeping problems [n (%)] | 43 (28.5%) | 20 (25.6%) | 23 (31.5%) |  |
   Major sleeping problems [n (%)] | 17 (11.3%) | 7 (9.0%) | 10 (13.7%) |  |