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. 2021 Apr 2;6(3):576–585. doi: 10.1002/lio2.556

TABLE 2.

Statistical association between CAS, OCS and PHQ‐9 in relation to sociodemographic characteristics of otolaryngologists (n = 129)

Factor CAS OCS PHQ‐9
Total score (14) Total score (15) Total score (27)
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Age group a

  • 25‐35

 1.98 ± 3.44 4.79 ± 4.12 7.53 ± 6.33

  • 36‐45

 1.81 ± 2.80 5.38 ± 4.13 6.58 ± 6.95

  • >45

 0.70 ± 1.91 2.59 ± 2.53 1.84 ± 2.85
F‐test 2.330 5.507 12.168
P‐value 0.015* 0.012* <0.001*
Gender b

  • Men

 1.59 ± 2.80 3.87 ± 3.64 5.17 ± 6.14

  • Women

 1.57 ± 3.31 5.00 ± 4.18 6.64 ± 6.21
t‐test 0.020 −1.613; −1.30
P‐value 0.895 0.129 0.063
Marital status b

  • Single

 1.84 ± 2.88 5.11 ± 3.95 8.22 ± 6.72

  • Married

 1.44 ± 3.04 3.83 ± 3.77 4.36 ± 5.46
t‐test 0.732 1.804 3.530
P‐value 0.025* 0.048* <0.001*
Living condition b

  • Living alone

 2.67 ± 3.94 4.33 ± 3.85 7.75 ± 7.20

  • Living with family

 1.33 ± 2.68 4.27 ± 3.89 5.24 ± 5.87
t‐test 1.998 0.076 1.811
P‐value 0.467 0.942 0.239
Living with children <12 years or elderly at home

  • Yes

 1.59 ± 3.01 4.95 ± 4.16 5.57 ± 6.26

  • No

 0.71 ± 1.53 2.65 ± 2.54 4.45 ± 4.80
t‐test 1.553 2.859 0.888
P‐value 0.123 0.005* 0.377
Job title a

  • Resident

 2.38 ± 3.53 5.22 ± 4.39 8.76 ± 6.51

  • Specialist/Fellow

 1.24 ± 3.01 4.15 ± 3.26 4.65 ± 5.03

  • Consultant

 1.10 ± 2.25 3.52 ± 3.63 3.68 ± 5.59
F‐test 2.543 2.371 9.841
P‐value 0.016* 0.132 <0.001*
Resident level

  • PGY‐1

 1.20 ± 1.39 4.50 ± 4.55 7.40 ± 5.99

  • PGY‐2

 3.00 ± 3.61 5.33 ± 6.11 9.00 ± 9.00

  • PGY‐3

 3.42 ± 4.17 5.00 ± 3.38 10.3 ± 6.92

  • PGY‐4

 2.10 ± 3.69 3.30 ± 2.95 5.40 ± 5.04

  • PGY‐5

 2.40 ± 4.25 8.10 ± 5.36 11.5 ± 6.59
F‐test 0.553 1.735 1.450
P‐value 0.810 0.161 0.205
Hospital level b

  • Primary/Secondary health center

 1.37 ± 3.03 4.41 ± 4.39 5.27 ± 6.15

  • Tertiary health center

 1.71 ± 2.97 4.20 ± 3.54 5.97 ± 6.23
t‐test −0.636 0.296 −0.631
P‐value 0.348 0.832 0.276
Workload during COVID‐19 pandemic a

  • Workload increased

 1.18 ± 2.32 4.47 ± 3.97 4.00 ± 4.32

  • Workload decreased

 1.77 ± 3.23 4.20 ± 3.77 6.11 ± 6.36

  • Workload remained the same

 0.69 ± 1.18 4.62 ± 4.72 4.85 ± 6.80
F‐test 0.926 0.088 0.984
P‐value 0.652 0.925 0.302
Provided care to COVID‐19 patients b

  • Yes

 2.30 ± 3.53 4.63 ± 4.09 6.56 ± 6.99

  • No

 0.71 ± 1.82 3.84 ± 3.55 4.66 ± 4.89
t‐test 3.109 1.154 1.757
P‐value 0.002 * 0.470 0.326
Have you been quarantined? b

  • Yes

 2.90 ± 4.17 5.13 ± 4.57 8.90 ± 6.67

  • No

 1.16 ± 2.37 4.01 ± 3.59 4.69 ± 5.69
t‐test 2.912 1.410 3.439
P‐value 0.022* 0.340 0.001*
*

Significant at P < .05 level.

a

P value was calculated using the Kruskal Wallis test.

b

P‐value was calculated using the Mann Whitney U test.