Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the examined doctors with and without HD
Parameter | Doctors with HD n = 212 | Doctors without HD n = 119 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 43.6 | 44.5 | 0.321 |
Gender (male, n, %) | 126, 59.4 | 75, 63 | 0.521 |
BMI | 23.7 | 23.7 | 0.998 |
Sitting time > 10 h per week (%) | 78.8 | 79.0 | 0.662 |
Exercise time < 0.5 h per week (%) | 17.9 | 13.4 | 0.740 |
Proportion of “sitting” working state (%) | 54.9 | 55.0 | 0.975 |
Smoking (%) | 10.4 | 8.4 | 0.560 |
Number of defecations (times) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.395 |
Defecation time (> 10 min, %) | 20.8 | 9.2 | 0.006 |
Defecation shape (wrinkled, lumpy or nuts-like, %) | 32.1 | 18.5 | 0.144 |
Female doctors with previous pregnancy (2 or more, %) | 30.2 (26/86) | 25.0 (11/44) | 0.532 |