Table 2.

Mean burnout scores according to Maslach Burnout Inventory.

	Emotional exhaustion	Depersonalization	Personal accomplishment
Age group (y)
≤25	24.12 (3.26)	12.31 (5.12)	26.43 (2.16)
26–35	25.52 (2.71)	11.42 (4.32)	27.34 (6.75)
36–45	28.93 (4.52)	13.28 (7.43)	29.44 (5.32)
46–55	24.63 (3.54)	17.32 (5.63)	28.12 (5.43)
56–65	25.52 (4.32)	14.21 (4.83)	27.34 (5.45)
	F = 4.51; P = 0.002 *	F = 4.34; P = 0.003 *	F = 4.53; P = 0.007
Sex
Female	29.21 (3.11)	11.21 (2.14)	26.32 (3.42)
Male	25.32 (4.25)	18.53 (2.38)	27.34 (4.71)
	t = 2.34; P = 0.001 *	t = 3.62; P = 0.003 *	t = 1.33; P = 0.831
Marital status
Married	27.21 (3.52)	11.72 (2.34)	28.31 (4.32)
Single	25.34 (2.34)	13.42 (3.43)	25.32 (4.56)
	t = 2.31; P = 0.06	t = 1.41; P = 0.92	t = 2.34; P = 0.09
Professional status
Dentist	28.41 (4.38)	12.42 (3.51)	25.25 (3.21)
Dentist-D	25.31 (2.11)	13.62 (3.12)	22.43 (2.41)
	t = 2.51; P = 0.001 *	t = 1.52; P = 0.21	t = 3.62; P = 0.02 *
Years in profession (y)
1–10	25.32 (4.57)	11.43 (3.21)	24.72 (3.23)
11–20	29.67 (4.35)	12.32 (2.15)	21.29 (3.98)
21–30	27.99 (5.63)	14.63 (4.29)	24.24 (2.23)
>30	28.81 (4.63)	17.54 (3.45)	23.63 (3.23)
	F = 3.12; P = 0.003 *	F = 3.52; P = 0.28	F = 3.62; P = 0.002 *
Sector
Public	28.54 (4.32)	17.34 (3.24)	25.43 (4.34)
Private	24.4 (3.43)	14.32 (4.25)	21.32 (4.54)
	t = 3.21; P = 0.002 *	t = 2.59; P = 0.004 *	t = 3.68; P = 0.15
Number of patients seen/d
≤10	26.53 (4.23)	12.23 (2.33)	29.45 (4.34)
11–20	29.94 (4.32)	12.21 (2.62)	31.23 (3.23)
≥21	29.83 (5.72)	13.33 (3.22)	28.32 (4.23)
	t = 3.0; P = 0.003 *	t = 1.23; P = 0.62	t = 2.38; P = 0.92
Working in shifts
No	27.43 (4.34)	17.34 (4.39)	24.34 (2.45)
Yes	28.74 (3.23)	18.45 (4.74)	26.43 (3.45)
	t = 1.34; P = 0.11	t = 1.63; P = 0.32	t = 2.34; P = 0.62

All data are presented as means (X) and standard deviation (SD).

* P < 0.05.

Dentist-D = dentist with a doctoral degree.