Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of experimental group (n = 60) and control group (n = 58)

Socio-demographic characteristics
Experimental group (n = 60)
Control group (n = 58)
t-statistic (df)
X2 (df)
p-value






Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)




Age (year)
40.0 (6.67)
38.1 (5.86)
1.580 (116)

0.117
Salary (RM)
2952.7 (2048.14)
2645.46 (2058.34)
0.782 (108)

0.436
Duration of work (year)
12.4 (10.60)
5.6 (5.26)
1.795 (115)

0.075
Education (year)
14.0 (2.31)
14.1 (2.09)
-0.339 (116)

0.735
Marital status
No. (%)
No. (%)



a. Single
3 (5.0)
42 (72.4)

56.8 (1)
<0.001
b. Married
57 (95.0)
16 (27.6)




Edimansyah et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:28   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-28

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