Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression for potentially predictive factors^* of higher perceptions of stress among consultant physicians in Saudi Arabia (n=528)

Variables	Odds ratio	95% CI		P-value
		Lower	Upper
Gender: female vs. male	2.41	1.58	3.70	<0.001
Perceived stressful working environment: yes vs. no	3.66	1.87	7.17	<0.001

Notes:

^*Variables entered in the model included age, gender, nationality, number of children, hours of sleep, type of work facility, monthly income, and stressful working environment. As shown above, female gender and the perception of a stressful work environment were the only two variables to remain in the model after backward elimination.