Table 7 Comparison with the participant characteristics for four scales of PWBS-42 in Japanese (One-way ANOVA) (N = 1027)

Sex

12.86

< 0.001

3.15

0.076

6.52

0.011

Male (505)

31.2(5.3)

31.4(5.8)

33.3(5.6)

Female (522)

30.1(5.2)

32.0(5.0)

34.2(5.6)

Age

4.02

0.003

4.03

0.003

6.66

< 0.001

30–39 (200)

29.5(5.9)

30.6(5.3)

34.5(5.9)

40–49 (215)

30.4(5.7)

31.5(5.4)

34.7(5.5)

50–59 (206)

30.8(5.4)

32.5(6.0)

34.3(5.8)

60–69 (200)

31.2(4.9)

32.2(5.5)

33.1(5.6)

70≦ (206)

31.3(4.4)

31.6(4.5)

32.4(5.0)

Marital status

0.53

0.586

11.25

< 0.001

8.26

< 0.001

Married (710)

30.7(5.3)

32.2(5.4)

34.2(5.5)

Divorced/Widowed (149)

30.6(4.7)

31.3(5.3)

33.1(5.8)

Single (166)

30.2(6.0)

30.0(5.3)

32.4(5.9)

Working status

1.87

0.171

0.20

0.656

15.39

< 0.001

Have a paid job (735)

30.8(5.5)

31.8(5.6)

34.2(5.8)

No paid job (289)

30.3(4.9)

31.6(5.0)

32.7(5.1)

Category (N)

Mean (SD)

F

p

Mean (SD)

F

p

Mean (SD)

F

P

Sex

30.12

< 0.001

0.75

0.387

2.87

0.091

Male (505)

32.5(6.0)

31.6(5.2)

30.5(5.7)

Female (522)

34.5(5.3)

31.9(4.8)

31.1(5.7)

Age

0.912

0.456

2.66

0.032

1.47

0.209

30–39 (200)

33.4(6.1)

32.2(5.5)

30.3(6.3)

40–49 (215)

33.5(6.2)

31.9(5.1)

31.1(6.2)

50–59 (206)

34.1(5.6)

32.4(5.1)

31.5(5.9)

60–69 (200)

33.5(5.3)

31.3(5.1)

30.4(5.1)

70≦ (206)

33.0(5.4)

31.1(4.3)

30.7(4.7)

Marital status

15.56

< 0.001

12.61

< 0.001

21.28

< 0.001

Married (710)

34.1(5.4)

32.2(5.0)

31.5(5.5)

Divorced/Widowed (149)

32.9(5.5)

31.5(5.0)

29.9(6.2)

Single(166)

31.5(6.6)

30.1(4.9)

28.6(5.4)

Working status

0.11

0.745

8.85

0.003

1.06

0.304

Have a paid job (735)

33.6(5.9)

32.1(5.1)

31.0(5.9)

No paid job (289)

33.4(5.2)

31.0(4.8)

30.5(5.1)