Table 1.

Prevalence of workplace violence with respect to age and profession

	Parameter	N	Physical violence	Verbal abuse
Age in years	20–30	176 (59.7)	10 (90.9)	94 (64)
	30–40	83 (28.1)	1 (9.1)	45 (30.7)
	40–50	31 (10.5)	0	6 (4)
	50–60	5 (1.7)	0	2 (1.3)
	Total	295	11	147
	P value		0.06 (d.f.=2)	0.004 (d.f.=3) HS
Profession	Physicians	95 (32.2)	4 (36.4)	52 (35.4)
	Surgeons	64 (21.7)	3 (27.2)	28 (19.0)
	Nurses	136 (46.1)	4 (36.4)	67 (45.6)
	Total	295	11	147
	P value		0.794	0.391

Figures in parentheses indicate percentages