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Table 3 Sociodemographic and occupational characteristics associated with burnout subscales among general surgeons

From: Prevalence and associated factors for burnout among attending general surgeons: a national cross-sectional survey

Surgeon characteristics

Emotional exhaustion

Depersonalization

Personal accomplishment

Median (IQR)

P

Median (IQR)

P

Median (IQR)

P

Age, years

 

0.010

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

  < 40

36 (24–42)

 

12 (6–17)

 

34 (29–40)

 

  ≥ 40

31 (18–44)

 

7 (3–15)

 

38 (31–43)

 

Sex

 

0.273

 

0.709

 

0.487

 Female

35 (26–42)

 

8.5 (4–15)

 

38 (32–42)

 

 Male

33 (19–44)

 

9 (3–16)

 

36 (30–42)

 

Marital status

 

0.543

 

0.927

 

0.110

 Single

36 (21–42)

 

8 (4–15)

 

36 (30–38)

 

 Married (or partnered)

33 (20–43)

 

9 (3–16)

 

36 (30–42)

 

Children

 

0.003

 

0.023

 

0.022

 No

38 (28–44)

 

11 (5–18)

 

35 (30–39)

 

 Yes

32 (19–43)

 

8 (3–16)

 

37 (30–42)

 

Academic title

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Specialist

37 (23–45)

 

11 (5–18)

 

35 (30–41)

 

 Assistant/Associate professor

31 (19–40)

 

7 (3–14)

 

38 (31–42)

 

 Professor

24 (12–36)

 

4 (1–10)

 

40 (32–45)

 

Workplace

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 TRH

37 (29–46)

 

13 (6–20)

 

33 (28–38)

 

 State hospital

39 (24–46)

 

13 (6–18)

 

35 (29–42)

 

 University hospital

31 (19–42)

 

7 (3–12)

 

37 (31–42)

 

 Private hospital

25 (13–37)

 

5 (2–11)

 

40 (34–43)

 

Work hours per week, hours

 

0.001

 

0.028

 

0.785

  < 60

31 (18–42)

 

8 (3–16)

 

36 (30–42)

 

  ≥ 60

37 (24–45)

 

10 (4–17)

 

37 (30–42)

 

Sleep duration, hours

 

< 0.001

 

0.003

 

0.093

  < 7

36 (23–45)

 

10 (4–17)

 

36 (30–42)

 

  ≥ 7

30 (16–41)

 

7 (3–14)

 

37 (31–42)

 

Comorbidity

 

0.925

 

0.848

 

0.072

 No

34 (20–43)

 

9 (4–16)

 

36 (30–42)

 

 Yes

33 (21–44)

 

9 (3–16)

 

38 (30–43)

 

Smoking status

 

0.006

 

0.008

 

0.043

 No

31 (19–42)

 

8 (3–16)

 

37 (30–43)

 

 Yes

36 (23–45)

 

10 (4–17)

 

36 (30–40)

 

Specific hobby

 

0.003

 

0.031

 

< 0.001

 No

36 (24–45)

 

10 (4–17)

 

35 (29–41)

 

 Yes

31 (17–42)

 

8 (3–15)

 

38 (32–43)

 

Social activity

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 No

38 (28–45)

 

11 (5–18)

 

34 (28–39)

 

 Yes

26 (1438)

 

6 (213)

 

39 (3444)

 
  1. IQR interquartile range, TRH training and research hospital