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Table 2.

Working environment of the study subjects

Working environment Total CLT Non-CLT
N=91 (100%) N=65 (71.4%) N=26 (28.6%)
Work scope (N=91)
Only testing 52 (57.1) 38 (58.5) 14 (53.8)
Testing/administration 6 (6.6) 5 (7.7) 1 (3.8)
Testing/assistance 17 (18.7) 12 (18.5) 5 (19.2)
Testing/administration/assistance 15 (16.5) 10 (15.4) 5 (19.2)
Only assistant 1 (1.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.8)
Workload (N=91)
Very low 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Low 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Normal 16 (17.6) 12 (18.5) 4 (15.4)
High 46 (50.5) 34 (52.3) 12 (46.2)
Very high 29 (31.9) 19 (29.2) 10 (38.5)
Manpower need (N=91)
Very low 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Low 3 (3.3) 3 (4.6) 0 (0.0)
Normal 9 (9.9) 8 (12.3) 1 (3.8)
High 27 (29.7) 19 (29.2) 8 (30.8)
Very high 52 (57.1) 35 (53.8) 17 (65.4)
Work schedule (N=90)
5 days a week 36 (39.6) 23 (35.4) 13 (50.0)
5 days+every other Saturday 40 (44.0) 29 (44.6) 11 (42.3)
5 days+always Saturday 9 (9.9) 8 (12.3) 1 (3.8)
6 days a week 4 (4.4) 4 (6.2) 0 (0.0)
7 days a week 1 (1.1) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0)
Working hours (N=88)
<8 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
8 43 (47.3) 31 (47.7) 12 (46.2)
8∼9 37 (40.7) 27 (41.5) 10 (38.5)
9∼10 8 (8.8) 4 (6.2) 4 (15.4)
>10 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Extra working days (N=86)
None 33 (36.3) 21 (32.3) 12 (46.2)
1 17 (18.7) 14 (21.5) 3 (11.5)
2 17 (18.7) 12 (18.5) 5 (19.2)
3 7 (7.7) 7 (10.8) 0 (0.0)
4 5 (5.5) 3 (4.6) 2 (7.7)
5 6 (6.6) 4 (6.2) 2 (7.7)
6 1 (1.1) 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0)
Extra working hours (N=91)
None 30 (33.0) 20 (30.8) 10 (38.5)
<1 50 (54.9) 37 (56.9) 13 (50.0)
1∼2 9 (9.9) 6 (9.2) 3 (11.5)
2∼3 2 (2.2) 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0)
3∼4 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
≥4 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Lunch time (N=91)
Take turns eating without lunch break 13 (14.3) 8 (12.3) 5 (19.2)
30 minute 14 (15.4) 10 (15.4) 4 (15.4)
40 minute 14 (15.4) 8 (12.3) 6 (23.1)
50 minute 7 (7.7) 4 (6.2) 3 (11.5)
60 minute 35 (38.5) 27 (41.5) 8 (30.8)
>60 minute 8 (8.8) 8 (12.3) 0 (0.0)
Total number of tests (N=81) 300 [110, 488] 300 [100, 575] 240 [170, 300]
Reservation waiting days (N=89)
2 11 (12.1) 6 (9.2) 5 (19.2)
3 6 (6.6) 5 (7.7) 1 (3.8)
7 17 (18.7) 12 (18.5) 5 (19.2)
14 21 (23.1) 13 (20.0) 8 (30.8)
21 11 (12.1) 8 (12.3) 3 (11.5)
≥28 23 (25.3) 20 (30.8) 3 (11.5)

Data are expressed as median [interquartile range] or number (%) and are derived from Mann–Whitney U and chi-square tests.

Abbreviation: See Table 1.

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