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Table 4 Relation of burnout subscales and workplace stress to the sociodemographic data of the studied oncologists

From: Burnout and work stress among medical oncologists: Egyptian multi-centric study

Sociodemographic characteristics

Overall burnout **positive n = 32 n (%)

Odds ratio

Workplace stress n = 60 n (%)

Odds ratio

Age

 ≤ 40 years (60)

27 (84.4 )

5.73 (1.97, 16.63

45 (75.0 )

5.00 (2.10, 11.90

 > 40 years (40)

5 (15.6)

 

15 (25.0)

 

P value

0.001*

 

< 0.001*

 

Gender

 Male (40)

8 (25.0)

 

20 (33.3)

 

 Female (60)

24 (75.0)

2.67 (1.05, 6.77)

40 (66.7)

2.00 (0.88, 4.54)

P value

0.035*

 

0.095

 

Marital status

 Single and divorced (40)

25 (78.1)

12.62 (4.57, 34.83)

35 (58.3 )

9.80 (3.37, 2.90)

 Married (60)

7 (21.9)

 

25 (41.7 )

 

P value

< 0.001*

 

< 0.001*

 

Number of children

 0 children (35)

24 (75.0)

15.55 (5.56, 43.46)

32 (53.3 )

14.10 (3.91, 50.76)

 1 ≥ child (65)

8 (25.0)

 

28 (46.7)

 

P value

< 0.001*

 

< 0.001*

 

Income

 Satisfactory (70)

25 (78.1)

1.83 (0.69, 4.85)

45 (75.0)

1.80 (0.76, 4.28)

 Not satisfactory (30)

7 (21.9)

 

15 (25.0)

 

P value

0.22

 

0.18

 
  1. *Significant at P ≤ 0.05 level
  2. **Burnout defined as high emotional exhaustion or depersonalization or low professional accomplishment