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Table 1 Socio-demographic and occupational variables of the study samples (n = 251)

From: The prevalence and factors associated with anxiety symptoms among resident physicians in Oman: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n (%)

Gender

 Female

173 (68.9)

 Male

78 (31.1)

Age (years)

 Below 25

2 (0.8)

 25 to 30

167 (66.5)

 30 to 35

77 (30.7)

 Above 35

5 (2.0)

Marital status

 Single

87 (34.7)

 Widowed

1 (0.4)

 Married

163 (64.9)

Number of children

 0

126 (50.2)

 1

67 (26.7)

 2

39 (15.5)

 3 and above

19 (7.6)

Place of residence

 Rural

66(26.3)

 Urban

185 (73.7)

Domestic help

 No

131 (52.2)

 Yes

120 (47.8)

Family support

 No

23 (9.2)

 Yes

228 (90.8)

Chronic disease

 Yes

26 (10.4)

 No

225 (89.6)

Doing exercise

 No

126 (50.2)

 Often

106 (42.2)

 Regular

19 (7.6)

Residency program

 Medical

213 (84.9)

 Surgical

25 (10.0)

 Diagnostic

13 (5.1)

Year of study

 1

60 (23.9)

 2

54 (21.5)

 3

62 (24.7)

 4

57 (22.7)

 5

14 (5.6)

 6

4 (1.6)

Number of examinations per year

 1

62 (24.7)

 2

45 (17.9)

 3

13 (5.2)

 4 and above

131 (52.2)

Examination results

 Fail

6 (2.4)

 Pass

245 (97.6)

Number of shifts in the hospital scheduled per week

 4 and below

71 (28.3)

 5

109 (43.4)

 6 and above

71 (28.3)

Number of on-calls from the hospital per weeka

 3 and below

39 (15.7)

 4

49 (19.8)

 5

98 (39.5)

 6

60 (24.2)

 7 and above

2 (0.8)

Anxiety (GAD-7)

 Yes (GAD-7 total score ≥10)

37 (14.7)

 No (GAD-7 total score < 10)

214 (85.3)

  1. GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the total score ranged from 0 to 21; a3 missing