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Table 1 Frequencies of demographic variables and levels of stress among a sample of Pakistani dentists (n = 157)

From: Levels of perceived stress according to professional standings among dental surgeons of Karachi: a descriptive study

Variable

(Mean ± SD)

Median

N (157)

%

Age in years

28.1 ± 7.51

26.0(6)

  

 20–29

  

115

73.2

 30–39

  

29

18.5

 40–49

  

7

4.5

 50 and above

  

6

3.8

Gender

  

 Male

  

55

35

 Female

  

102

65

Marital status

  

 Married

  

57

36.3

 Single

  

100

63.7

Working sector

  

 Private

  

121

77.1

 Government

  

36

22.9

Stress

18.3 ± 5.41

18.0(6)

  

 Low

  

22

14.01

 Moderate

  

65

41.4

 High

  

70

44.59