Table 2.

Burnout symptoms

	All (n = 1784)	Women (n = 1086)	Men (n = 698)	p value
	Mean [SD]	Mean [SD]	Mean [SD]
Emotional exhaustion	21.3 [9.74]	21.5 [9.67]	20.9 [9.84]	ns
Depersonalization	9.9 [5.92]	9 [5.62]	11.3 [6.11]	<0.001
Personal accomplishment	36.3 [6.77]	36.1 [6.77]	36.5 [6.77]	ns
Degree of burnout	% (n)	% (n)	% (n)
Emotional exhaustion				ns
Low	42 (741)	40 (437)	44 (304)
Average	28 (505)	29 (312)	28 (193)
High	30 (538)	31 (337)	29 (201)
Depersonalization				<0.001
Low	25 (452)	29 (318)	19 (134)
Average	27 (481)	29 (320)	23 (161)
High	48 (851)	41 (448)	58 (403)
Personal accomplishment				ns
Low	36 (641)	35 (377)	38 (264)
Average	33 (591)	34 (364)	33 (227)
High	31 (552)	32 (345)	30 (207)

Means were calculated for each subscale of the MBI, and compared between women and men using the t-test. MBI subscales were categorized into low, average and high degree of burnout, and distribution compared between women and men using χ2 -test. SD = standard deviation, ns = not significant