Characteristics of the participants
| Characteristics | Bullied (n=302) n (%) |
Not bullied (n=5353) n (%) | χ2 | p Value |
| Sex: | 0.0 | NS | ||
| Men | 35 (12) | 639 (12) | ||
| Women | 267 (88) | 4714 (88) | ||
| Age (y): | 6.4 | NS | ||
| 18–30 | 20 (7) | 524 (10) | ||
| 31–40 | 71 (24) | 1449 (27) | ||
| 41–50 | 119 (39) | 1880 (35) | ||
| >50 | 92 (30) | 1500 (28) | ||
| Occupational group: | 3.3 | NS | ||
| Doctors | 24 (8) | 375 (7) | ||
| Nurses | 149 (50) | 2670 (50) | ||
| Other professionals | 11 (4) | 198 (4) | ||
| Laboratory andx ray staff | 33 (11) | 729 (14) | ||
| Administrative staff | 34 (11) | 631 (12) | ||
| Maintenance, cleaning, etc | 50 (17) | 749 (14) | ||
| Job contract: | 0.2 | NS | ||
| Permanent | 238 (79) | 4143 (78) | ||
| Temporary | 64 (21) | 1192 (22) | ||
| Hours of work: | 0.1 | NS | ||
| Full time | 281 (95) | 4961 (94) | ||
| Part time | 16 (5) | 302 (6) | ||
| Income (quartiles)1-150: | 0.6 | NS | ||
| 1 | 96 (32) | 1614 (30) | ||
| 2 | 77 (26) | 1408 (26) | ||
| 3 | 67 (22) | 1265 (24) | ||
| 4 | 62 (21) | 1066 (20) | ||
| Smoking: | 1.2 | NS | ||
| Non-smoker | 209 (72) | 3590 (70) | ||
| Former smoker | 45 (16) | 745 (15) | ||
| Current smoker | 37 (13) | 769 (15) | ||
| Alcohol consumption1-151: | 0.2 | NS | ||
| Low | 138 (46) | 2492 (47) | ||
| Medium | 134 (44) | 2365 (44) | ||
| High | 30 (10) | 496 (9) | ||
| Physical activity: | 0.9 | NS | ||
| Sedentary | 72 (24) | 1158 (22) | ||
| Non-sedentary | 230 (76) | 4195 (78) | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2): | 8.3 | .016 | ||
| ⩽20 | 32 (11) | 489 (9) | ||
| 20–30 | 230 (76) | 4395 (82) | ||
| >30 | 40 (13) | 469 (9) | ||
| Diagnosed chronic disease: | 33.6 | <.001 | ||
| No | 102 (34) | 2726 (51) | ||
| Yes | 200 (66) | 2627 (49) |
↵1-150 In men, cut off points for quartiles were 9911 FIM, 11491 FIM, and 22991 FIM per month; and in women were 8584 FIM, 10298 FIM, and 10972 FIM per month.
↵1-151 In men, low (<40 g absolute alcohol/week), medium (40–280 g/week), high (>280 g/week) in women, low (<40 g absolute alcohol/week), medium (40–190 g/week), high (>190 g/week).