Table 3 Demographic features affecting trait and state anxiety levels

Gender

Female

44.03 ± 7.71

48.58 ± 10.81

Male

43.10 ± 8.83

47.86 ± 11.81

p value

0.455*

0.669**

Presence of chronic disease

Present

45.58 ± 7.76

51.48 ± 12.08

No

42.36 ± 8.66

46.48 ± 10.97

p value

0.009*

0.003**

Academic title

Family medicine specialist¹

48.64 ± 8.09

54.18 ± 9.25

Family medicine research assistant²

44.64 ± 6.54

46.82 ± 10.74

Non-specialist family physician³

42.69 ± 8.45

47.43 ± 11.68

p value

0.007⁺

0.013⁺⁺

1–2^a

0.398

0.191

1–3^a

0.005

0.025

2–3^a

0.792

0.984

Marital status

Married

43.06 ± 8.47

47.72 ± 11.75

Single

45.56 ± 8.96

50.56 ± 10.40

Widowed/divorced

46.33 ± 2.08

50.67 ± 5.85

p value

0.477⁺

0.403⁺⁺

Having children

Yes

43.20 ± 8.62

48.10 ± 11.90

No

44.32 ± 7.93

48.03 ± 9.83

p value

0.467*

0.990**

Being infected with COVID

Yes

43.30 ± 8.77

48.06 ± 11.92

No

41.50 ± 4.95

43.00 ± 2.82

p value

0.773*

0.484*

Smoking status

Yes

44.43 ± 8.22

49.35 ± 10.66

No

43.04 ± 8.66

47.61 ± 12.10

Left

40.20 ± 6.83

45.40 ± 2.96

p value

0.385⁺

0.525⁺⁺