Table 2 Association between general anxiety and various socio-demographic variables
Variable | Categories | Total N (%) | Anxiety groups based on the GAD scores | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimal (score between 0–4) N (%) | Mild (score between 5–9) N (%) | Moderate (score between 10–14) N (%) | Severe (score between 15–21) N (%) | ||||
Age | = < 30 years | 139 (35.4) | 49 (35.3) | 48 (34.5) | 21 (15.1) | 21 (15.1) | 0.096 |
31–40 years | 135 (34.4) | 37 (27.4) | 49 (36.3) | 20 (14.8) | 29 (21.5) | ||
> 40 years | 119 (30.3) | 46 (38.7) | 40 (33.6) | 23 (19.3) | 10 (8.4) | ||
Sex | Males | 116 (29.5) | 58 (50.0) | 35 (30.2) | 13 (11.2) | 10 (8.6) | < 0.0005 |
Females | 277 (70.5) | 74 (26.7) | 101 (36.5) | 52 (18.8) | 50 (18.1) | ||
Clinical experience | 1–5 years | 129 (33.2) | 48 (37.2) | 45 (34.9) | 20 (15.5) | 16 (12.4) | 0.074 |
6–15 years | 131 (33.7) | 35 (26.7) | 43 (32.8) | 24 (18.3) | 29 (22.1) | ||
> 15 years | 129 (33.2) | 49 (38.0) | 49 (38.0) | 18 (14.0) | 13 (10.1) | ||
Qualification level | Undergraduate | 216 (55.1) | 73 (33.8) | 76 (35.2) | 32 (14.8) | 35 (16.2) | 0.750 |
Postgraduate | 176 (44.9) | 58 (33.0) | 60 (34.1) | 33 (18.8) | 25 (14.2) | ||
Professional category | Dentist | 218 (55.5) | 78 (35.8) | 76 (34.9) | 33 (15.1) | 31 (14.2) | 0.063 |
Dental specialist | 118 (30.0) | 44 (37.3) | 42 (35.6) | 16 (13.6) | 16 (13.6) | ||
Dental auxiliarya | 57 (14.5) | 10 (17.5) | 19 (33.3) | 15 (26.3) | 13 (22.8) | ||
Jurisdiction region | Middle east | 361 (92.6) | 120 (33.2) | 126 (34.9) | 61 (16.9) | 54 (15.0) | 0.967 |
Non-middle east | 29 (7.4) | 10 (34.5) | 11 (37.9) | 4 (13.8) | 4 (13.8) | ||
Practice sector | Private clinic | 175 (45.1) | 69 (39.4) | 54 (30.9) | 33 (18.9) | 19 (19.9) | 0.132 |
Government clinic | 84 (21.6) | 27 (32.1) | 34 (40.5) | 8 (9.5) | 15 (17.9) | ||
University teaching clinic | 93 (24.0) | 26 (28.0) | 33 (35.5) | 15 (16.1) | 19 (20.4) | ||
Combined | 36 (9.3) | 8 (22.2) | 15 (41.7) | 7 (19.4) | 6 (16.7) | ||
Use of social media for information on COVID-19 | Infrequently | 124 (31.5) | 54 (43.5) | 42 (33.9) | 14 (11.3) | 14 (11.3) | 0.016 |
Frequently | 270 (68.5) | 78 (28.9) | 95 (35.2) | 51 (18.9) | 46 (17.0) | ||