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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression model predicting workplace violence among Hong Kong nurses

From: Workplace violence towards nurses in Hong Kong: prevalence and correlates

Variable

Categories

B

S.E.

Wald

p-value

aOR

95% CI

Lower B

Upper B

WPV

Constant

 

−0.795

0.181

19.365

0.000

   

Position

 

Staff nurse

−1.065

0.172

38.23

0.000

0.345

0.25

0.48

 

Charge nursea

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shift duty

Noa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Yes

0.978

0.171

32.56

0.000

2.658

1.90

3.72

Job satisfaction

No

0.542

0.158

11.792

0.001

1.720

1.26

2.34

 

Yesa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Upset with colleagues

Noa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Yes

0.346

0.163

4.495

0.034

1.414

1.03

1.95

Deliberate self-harm

Noa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Yes

0.507

0.256

3.920

0.048

1.661

1.01

2.74

Anxiety symptoms

Noa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Yes

0.391

0.160

5.949

0.015

1.479

1.08

2.03

  1. aOR adjusted odds ratio. aReference group