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Table 1

General characteristics of the subjects

Table 2

Anthropometric data of the subjects

BMI : Body Mass Index = body weight (kg)/height (m)²

1) BMI < 18.5

2) 18.5 ≤ BMI < 23.0

3) 23.0 ≤ BMI < 25.0

4) BMI ≥ 25.0

Table 3

Life habits of the subjects

Table 4

Dietary habits of the subjects

Table 5

The average score by job stress category

The higher the score, the higher the job stress (possible score 1 - 4)

Table 6

The average score by daily life stress category

The higher the score, the higher the daily life stress (possible score 1 - 4)

Table 7

Job stress levels according to general characteristics of the subjects

Values are N (%)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01

1) Below 42.4 according to job stress score

2) From 42.5 to 54.7 according to job stress score

3) Above 54.8 according to job stress score

4) Fisher's Exact test

Table 8

Job stress levels according to life habits of the subjects

Values are N (%), ^***: p < 0.001, ^†: Fisher's Exact test

1) Below 42.4 according to job stress score

2) From 42.5 to 54.7 according to job stress score

3) Above 54.8 according to job stress score

4) Fisher's Exact test

Table 9

Job stress levels according to food habits of the subjects

Values are N (%)

^**: p < 0.01

1) Below 42.4 according to job stress score

2) From 42.5 to 54.7 according to job stress score

3) Above 54.8 according to job stress score

4) Fisher's Exact test

Table 10

Taste preference according to job stress levels

Values are Mean ± SD

The lower the score, the higher the preference (possible score 1 - 5)

1) Below 42.4 according to job stress score

2) From 42.5 to 54.7 according to job stress score

3) Above 54.8 according to job stress score

Table 11

Food intake frequency score according to job stress levels

Values are Mean ± SD, ^*: p < 0.05

a, b: Means with different superscript letters are significantly different from each other at p < 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test

1) Below 42.4 according to job stress score, 2) From 42.5 to 54.7 according to job stress score

3) Above 54.8 according to job stress score

Table 12

Daily life stress score according to general characteristics of the subjects

Values are Mean ± SD: 4-point Likert scale (high score denote strong stress)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01

a, b: Means with different superscript letters are significantly different from each other at p < 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test

Table 13

Daily life stress score according to life habits of the subjects

Values are Mean ± SD: 4-point Likert scale (high score denote strong stress)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 14

Daily life stress score according to dietary habits of the subjects

Values are Mean ± SD: 4-point Likert scale (high score denote strong stress)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01

a, b: Means with different superscript letters are significantly different from each other at p < 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test

Table 15

Correlation coefficient between food intake frequency and daily life stress

^*: p < 0.05

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