Table 3.

Comparison of the physicians’ DASS-21 scores with their sociodemographic and professional characteristics.

Characteristics		DASS-21
		Depression Median (Q1–Q3)	Anxiety Median (Q1–Q3)	Stress Median (Q1–Q3)
Sex	Female	9.0 (4.0–16.0)	9.0 (3.5–16.0)	9.0 (4.0–16.0)
	Male	12.0 (5.0–15.0)	11.5 (5.5–16.0)	11.5 (5.0–16.0)
Test value; p		0.626; 0.531	1.285;0.199	0.665; 0.506
Marital status	Married	8.0 (4.0–14.0)	9.0 (3.0–14.0)	9.0 (3.0–15.0
	Single	11.0 (5.0–16.0)	11.0 (5.0–16.0)	11.0 (5.0–16.0)
Test value; p		1.127; 0.260	1.387; 0.166	1.094; 0.274
Perceived income level	Good	13.0 (4.0–15.5)	11.0 (6.5–13.5)	11.0 (6.5–16.5)
	Average	10.0 (5.0–16.0)	11.0 (4.0–16.0)	10.0 (4.0–16.0)
	Poor	9.0 (3.0–15.0)	1.0 (5.0–16.0)	10.0 (4.0–15.0)
Test value; p		1.565; 0.457	0.003; 0.998	0.928;.0.629
Reason for choosing medical school	Interest in medicine	10.0 (4.0–15.0)	10.0 (3.5–16.0)	11.0 (4.0–15.0)
	Other	10.0 (5.0–16.5)	11.0 (6.0–16.0)	9.0 (4.0–17.0)
Test value; p		1.020; 0.308	1.291; 0.197	0.212; 0.832
Reason for choosing specialty	Interest in specialty	10.0 (4.0–16.0)	10.0 (4.0–16.0)	10.0 (4.0–16.0)
	Other	10.5 (4.0–16.0)	11 (6.0–16.0)	9.5 (4.0–16.0)
Test value; p		0.455;0.649	0.992;. 0.321	0.155;.0.877
Future plan	Working in the private sector	10.0 (4.0–16.0)	10.0 (4.0–14.0)	9.0 (5.0–16.0)
	Private practice	10.0 (4.0–15.0)	9.0 (4.0–16.0)	10.0 (4.0–16.0)
	Working abroad	12.5 (5.0–16.5)	13.0 (5.5–16.0)	11.0 (5.0–15.5)
Test value; p		4.890;.0.180	7.743;.0.052	1.815;.0.612