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Table 2 Univariate analysis for anxiety in the association of socio-demographic and occupational variables

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

Variable

Anxiety (GAD-7)

P-value

Yes (n = 37)

No (n = 214)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Female

29 (78.4)

144 (67.3)

0.178

 Male

8 (21.6)

70 (32.7)

 

Age (years)

 Below 25

0 (0.0)

2 (0.9)

0.915

 25 to 30

24 (64.9)

143 (66.8)

 

 31 to 35

12 (32.4)

65 (30.4)

 

 36+

1 (2.7)

4 (1.9)

 

Marital status

 Not married

16 (43.2)

72 (33.6)

0.259

 Married

21 (56.8)

142 (66.4)

No. of children

 0

20 (54.1)

106 (49.5)

0.594

 1

9 (24.3)

58 (27.1)

 

 2

7 (18.9)

32 (15.0)

 

 3 and above

1 (2.7)

18 (8.4)

 

Place of stay

 Rural

7 (18.9)

59 (27.6)

0.317^

 Urban

30 (81.1)

155 (72.4)

 

Domestic help

 No

21 (56.8)

110 (51.4)

0.547

 Yes

16 (43.2)

104 (48.6)

 

Family support

 No

6 (16.2)

17 (7.9)

0.122^

 Yes

31 (83.8)

197 (92.1)

 

Chronic disease

 Yes

9 (24.3)

17 (7.9)

0.006^

 No

28 (75.7)

197 (92.1)

 

Doing exercise

 No

25 (67.6)

101 (47.2)

0.022

 Yes (often/regular)

12 (32.4)

113 (52.8)

 

Residency programs

 Medical

31 (83.8)

182 (85.0)

0.138

 Surgical

6 (16.2)

19 (8.9)

 

 Diagnostic

0 (0.0)

13 (6.1)

 

Year of study

 3rd and above

26 (70.3)

111 (51.9)

0.038

 1st and 2nd

11 (29.7)

103 (48.1)

 

No. of exams

 1

9 (24.3)

53 (24.8)

0.991

 2

6 (16.2)

39 (18.2)

 

 3

2 (5.4)

11 (5.1)

 

 4 and above

20 (54.1)

111 (51.9)

 

Exam result

 Fail

2 (5.4)

4 (1.9)

0.216^

 Pass

35 (94.5)

210 (98.1)

 

Number of shifts per week

 6 and above

17 (45.9)

54 (25.2)

0.010

 5 and below

20 (54.1)

160 (74.8)

 

Number of on-calls from the hospital per weeka

 6 and above

17 (45.9)

45 (21.3)

0.003

 5 and below

20 (54.1)

166 (78.7)

 
  1. GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the total score ranged from 0 to 21, anxiety: GAD-7 total score ≥10; no anxiety: GAD-7 total score < 10; a3 missing; ^Fisher’s exact test