Table 3.

Independent sample t-test between age and study variables

Variables	Age	Mean	SD	t	p-value	95% CI
						Lower	Upper
Workload	Up to 30 years	10.94	3.573	0.277	0.783	−1.388	1.838
	31 years and above	10.72	4.320
Exhaustion	Up to 30 years	14.54	5.280	1.181	0.240	−0.917	3.612
	31 years and above	13.19	5.538
Family strain	Up to 30 years	10.79	2.893	0.061	0.951	−1.215	1.292
	31 years and above	10.75	3.132
Feeling of protection	Up to 30 years	7.24	3.007	−1.306	0.195	−2.231	0.460
	31 years and above	8.13	3.554
Anxiety	Up to 30 years	12.75	2.907	−1.315	0.191	− 1.890	0.383
	31 years and above	13.50	2.125