The Immediate Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy Massage versus Massage in Work Stress, Burnout, and HRV Parameters: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Comparison of demographics between groups.

Variable	Control (n = 57)		Lavender (n = 53)		t/X^2
	N	%	N	%
Age (year)	44.49 ± 5.89	42.53 ± 7.89	1.49	0.14
Years of work	17.55 ± 7.05	15.48 ± 7.67	1.48	0.15
Education level					0.19	0.67
≤University	11	19.3	12	22.6
≥Graduate school	46	80.7	41	77.4
Marriage					5.16	0.023
Single or divorced	15	26.3	25	47.2
Married or have a partner	42	73.7	28	52.8
Position					1.71	0.43
Faculty	29	50.9	21	39.6
Staff	12	21.1	16	30.2
Others	16	28.1	16	30.2
Drinking					0.15	0.70
Never	29	50.9	25	47.2
Occasionally	28	49.1	28	52.8
Coffee drinking					0.025	0.88
No	8	14.0	8	15.1
Yes	49	86.0	45	84.9
Past history					0.77	0.38
No	44	77.2	37	69.8
Yes	13	22.8	16	30.2