Table 4.
Association between anxiety and the socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n=441)
| Factor | Anxiety Disorder | X2 | P§ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With anxiety ≥8 n (%) | Without Anxiety <8 n (%) | |||
| Age group | ||||
| 25 - 45 years | 134 (91.2%) | 245 (83.3%) | 4.964 | 0.026 ** |
| 46 - 65 years | 13 (08.8%) | 49 (16.7%) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 26 (17.7%) | 94 (32.0%) | 10.098 | 0.001 ** |
| Female | 121 (82.3%) | 200 (68.0%) | ||
| NAtionality | ||||
| Saudi | 127 (86.4%) | 229 (77.9%) | 4.554 | 0.033 ** |
| Non-Saudi | 20 (13.6%) | 65 (22.1%) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Never been married | 30 (20.4%) | 54 (18.4%) | 0.265 | 0.607 |
| Been married | 117 (79.6%) | 240 (81.6%) | ||
| Work area | ||||
| Inside Dammam | 78 (53.1%) | 145 (49.3%) | 0.549 | 0.459 |
| Outside Dammam | 69 (46.9%) | 149 (50.7%) | ||
| Work institute | ||||
| Non KFSH-D | 97 (66.0%) | 182 (61.9%) | 0.703 | 0.402 |
| KFSH-D | 50 (34.0%) | 112 (38.1%) | ||
| Educational level | ||||
| Bachelor degree or diploma | 105 (71.4%) | 199 (67.7%) | 0.641 | 0.423 |
| PhD or master degree | 42 (28.6%) | 95 (32.3%) | ||
| Occupational status | ||||
| Non-doctor | 64 (43.5%) | 126 (42.9%) | 0.018 | 0.892 |
| Doctor | 83 (56.5%) | 168 (57.1%) | ||
| Monthly income (SAR) | ||||
| <15,000 | 52 (35.4%) | 99 (33.7%) | 0.346 | 0.841 |
| 15,001 - 20,000 | 43 (29.3%) | 94 (32.0%) | ||
| >20,000 | 52 (35.4%) | 101 (34.4%) | ||
| Years of experience | ||||
| ≤6 years | 44 (29.9%) | 103 (35.0%) | 3.322 | 0.190 |
| 7 - 10 years | 55 (37.4%) | 85 (28.9%) | ||
| >10 years | 48 (32.7%) | 106 (36.1%) | ||
| Current workplace | ||||
| Non-isolation ward | 32 (21.8%) | 78 (26.5%) | 2.436 | 0.487 |
| Isolation ward | 17 (11.6%) | 42 (14.3%) | ||
| Visual triage | 12 (08.2%) | 19 (06.5%) | ||
| OPD | 86 (58.5%) | 155 (52.7%) | ||
| Living with family | ||||
| Yes | 137 (93.2%) | 247 (84.0%) | 7.344 | 0.007 ** |
| No | 10 (06.8%) | 47 (16.0%) | ||
| Having children | ||||
| Yes | 109 (74.1%) | 210 (71.4%) | 0.363 | 0.547 |
| No | 38 (25.9%) | 84 (28.6%) | ||
KFSH-D=King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam. § P-value has been calculated using Chi-Square test. ** Significant at p<0.05 level.