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Table 2 Association between exhaustion scores and respondents characteristics

From: Physician burnout in Nigeria: a multicentre, cross-sectional study

Variable

(n = 535)

Exhaustion Mean (±SD)

F

p value

Professional grade of physicians

 

 Medical consultant

79

2.5 ± 0.4

6.793

< 0.001

 Medical officer

22

2.7 ± 0.5

  

 Resident doctor

318

2.7 ± 0.4

  

 Medical intern

116

2.7 ± 0.4

  

Age group of physicians

 

  < 35 years

195

2.7 ± 0.4

10.734

< 0.001

 35–39 years

158

2.7 ± 0.4

  

  ≥ 40 years

182

2.6 ± 0.4

  

Years in practice

 

  < 5 years

148

2.8 ± 0.4

9.317

< 0.001

 5–9 years

134

2.7 ± 0.4

  

 10–14 years

164

2.6 ± 0.5

  

  ≥ 15 years

89

2.5 ± 0.4

  

Specialties

 

 Surgical specialties

261

2.7 ± 0.4

1.811

0.164

 Medical specialties

136

2.6 ± 0.4

  

 Others*

138

2.7 ± 0.4

  

Gender

 

 Male

395

2.7 ± 0.4

1.616**

0.107

 Female

140

2.7 ± 0.4

  

Marital status

 

 Married

386

2.7 ± 0.4

1.792**

0.074

 Single

149

2.7 ± 0.4

  
  1. *No specific specialty **Student t test
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