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- Table 1. Sociodemographics and work-related variables according to sitting and physical activity status
Physical activity status, n (%) Prolonged sitting, n (%) Breaks in sitting, n (%) Characteristic Total sample ( N = 406), n (%) Meeting guidelines (n = 123) Not meeting guidelines (n = 283) <50% of sitting (n = 145) ≥50% of sitting (n = 261) ≥2 per hour (n = 187) ≤1 per hour (n = 219) Age, years 24–40 96 (23.6) 40 (32.5) 56 (19.8) 24 (16.6) 72 (27.6) 35 (18.7) 61 (27.9) 41–50 161 (39.7) 53 (43.1) 108 (38.2) 55 (37.9) 106 (40.6) 70 (37.4) 91 (41.6) 51–70 149 (36.7) 30 (24.4) 119 (42.0) 66 (45.5) 83 (31.8) 82 (43.9) 67 (30.6) Female 290 (71.4) 86 (69.9) 204 (72.1) 94 (64.8) 196 (75.1) 121 (64.7) 169 (77.2) White ethnicity 328 (80.8) 93 (75.6) 235 (83.0) 125 (86.2) 203 (77.8) 157 (84.0) 171 (78.1) Working country England 330 (81.3) 99 (80.5) 231 (81.6) 117 (80.7) 213 (81.6) 150 (80.2) 180 (82.2) Wales 22 (5.4) 6 (4.9) 16 (5.7) 9 (6.2) 13 (5.0) 12 (6.4) 10 (4.6) Scotland 45 (11.1) 14 (11.4) 31 (11.0) 18 (12.4) 27 (10.3) 22 (11.8) 23 (10.5) Northern Ireland 9 (2.2) 4 (3.3) 5 (1.8) 1 (0.7) 8 (3.1) 3 (1.6) 6 (2.7) GP working location City 135 (33.3) 44 (35.8) 91 (32.2) 41 (28.3) 94 (36.0) 59 (31.6) 76 (34.7) Town 206 (50.7) 60 (48.8) 146 (51.6) 76 (52.4) 130 (49.8) 90 (48.1) 116 (53.0) Rural 65 (16.0) 19 (15.4) 46 (16.3) 28 (19.3) 37 (14.2) 38 (20.3) 27 (12.3) Job role Managing/executive partner 19 (4.7) 3 (2.4) 16 (5.7) 9 (6.2) 10 (3.8) 14 (7.5) 5 (2.3) GP partner 221 (54.4) 68 (55.3) 153 (54.1) 93 (64.1) 128 (49.0) 104 (55.6) 117 (53.4) Salaried/Locum GP 148 (36.5) 41 (33.3) 107 (37.8) 40 (27.6) 108 (41.4) 62 (33.2) 86 (39.3) GP specialist 18 (4.4) 11 (8.9) 7 (2.5) 3 (2.1) 15 (5.7) 7 (3.7) 11 (5.0) Sessions of work per week 1–3 40 (9.9) 12 (9.8) 28 (9.9) 10 (6.9) 30 (11.5) 18 (9.6) 22 (10.0) 4–6 236 (58.1) 62 (50.4) 174 (61.5) 89 (61.4) 147 (56.3) 109 (58.3) 127 (58.0) ≥7 130 (32.0) 49 (39.8) 81 (28.6) 46 (31.7) 84 (32.2) 60 (32.1) 70 (32.0) Practice list size <6,000 65 (16.0) 19 (15.4) 46 (16.3) 21 (14.5) 44 (16.9) 36 (19.3) 29 (13.2) 6000–14,999 231 (56.9) 71 (57.7) 160 (56.5) 80 (55.2) 151 (57.9) 104 (55.6) 127 (58.0) ≥15,000 110 (27.1) 33 (26.8) 77 (27.2) 44 (30.3) 66 (25.3) 47 (25.1) 63 (28.8) Member of RCGP 381 (93.8) 115 (93.5) 266 (94.0) 138 (95.2) 243 (93.1) 175 (93.6) 206 (94.1) BMI category Healthy weight (18–24.9 km/m2) 228 (56.2) 48 (39.0) 180 (63.6) 81 (55.9) 147 (56.3) 107 (57.2) 121 (55.3) Overweight or obese (≥25 km/m2) 169 (41.6) 71 (57.7) 98 (34.6) 60 (41.4) 109 (41.8) 77 (41.2) 92 (42.0) Missing 9 (2.2) 4 (3.3) 5 (1.8) 4 (2.8) 5 (1.9) 3 (1.6) 6 (2.7) Burnout 144 (35.5) 50 (40.7) 94 (33.2) 45 (31.0) 99 (37.9) 60 (32.1) 84 (38.4) Psychological wellbeing category Low 93 (22.9) 38 (30.9) 55 (19.4) 28 (19.3) 65 (24.9) 36 (19.3) 57 (26.0) Medium 284 (70.0) 79 (64.2) 205 (72.4) 104 (71.7) 180 (69.0) 128 (68.4) 156 (71.2) High 24 (5.9) 6 (4.9) 18 (6.4) 10 (6.9) 14 (5.4) 21 (11.2) 3 (1.4) Missing 5 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 5 (1.8) 3 (2.1) 2 (0.8) 2 (1.1) 3 (1.4) BMI = body mass index.
- Table 2. Differences in burnout, psychological wellbeing scores, and musculoskeletal complaints between physical activity and sitting status
Physical activity statusa Prolonged sittinga Breaks in sittinga Category Meeting guidelines(n = 123) Not meeting guidelines(n = 283) P value <50% of sitting(n = 145) ≥50% of sitting(n = 261) P value ≥2 per hour(n = 187) ≤1 per hour(n = 219) P value Burnout, mean (SD)b 2.28 (0.79) 2.46 (0.87) 0.046 2.28 (0.81) 2.36 (0.82) 0.361 2.21 (0.82) 2.43 (0.80) 0.007 Psychological wellbeing, mean (SD)b 22.87 (3.32) 22.21 (3.09) 0.062 22.95 (3.11) 22.51 (3.33) 0.191 23.26 (3.74) 22.15 (2.68) 0.001 MSK, n (%)c NSB pain 234 (57.6) 98 (24.1) 109 (26.8) 223 (54.9) 148 (36.5) 184 (45.3) No NSB pain 49 (12.1) 25 (6.2) 0.470 36 (8.9) 38 (9.4) 0.010 39 (9.6) 35 (8.6) 0.205 Arm pain 75 (18.5) 40 (9.9) 35 (8.6) 181 (44.6) 48 (11.8) 67 (16.5) No arm pain 208 (51.2) 83 (20.4) 0.216 110 (27.1) 80 (19.7) 0.163 139 (34.2) 125 (30.8) 0.272 Leg pain 146 (36.0) 56 (13.8) 61 (15.0) 141 (34.7) 86 (21.2) 116 (28.6) No leg pain 137 (33.7) 67 (16.5) 0.262 84 (20.7) 120 (29.6) 0.021 101 (24.9) 103 (25.4) 0.161 aMusculoskeletal percentages are calculated from total sample responses: n = 406. bBurnout and psychological wellbeing display means and standard deviations (SDs) following an independent t-test. cMSK variables report frequencies and percentages following χ2 tests. MSK = musculoskeletal. NSB = neck, shoulder, and back.
- Table 3. Differences in burnout, psychological wellbeing scores, and musculoskeletal complaints between hours of work per day and number of days worked per week
Hours worked per daya Days worked per weeka Category ≤9 hours(n = 197) >9 hours(n = 188) P value ≤3 days(n = 180) >3 days(n = 226) P value Burnout, mean (SD)b 2.26 (0.85) 2.43 (0.79) 0.054 2.26 (0.79) 2.39 (0.84) 0.090 Psychological wellbeing, mean (SD)b 22.83 (3.12) 22.58 (3.23) 0.458 22.68 (3.55) 22.65 (3.02) 0.940 MSK, n (%)c NSB pain 164 (42.6) 152 (39.5) 148 (36.5) 184 (45.3) No NSB pain 33 (8.6) 36 (9.4) 0.540 32 (7.9) 42 (10.3) 0.834 Arm pain 62 (16.1) 43 (11.2) 50 (12.3) 65 (16.0) No arm pain 135 (35.1) 145 (37.7) 0.058 130 (32.0) 161 (39.7) 0.827 Leg pain 94 (24.4) 93 (24.2) 97 (23.9) 105 (25.9) No leg pain 103 (26.8) 95 (24.7) 0.731 83 (20.4) 121 (29.8) 0.137 aPercentages are calculated from: hours worked per day, n = 385; and days worked per week, n = 406. bBurnout and psychological wellbeing display means and standard deviations (SDs) following an independent t-test. cMSK variables report frequencies and percentages following χ2 tests. MSK = musculoskeletal. NSB = neck, shoulder, and back.
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