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

Table 2 Comparison of mean PSS scores between all demographic and professional characteristics among a sample of Pakistani dentists (n = 157)

Variable	Mean ± SD	p-value	Total n = 157
Gender
Female	18.85 ± 5.842	0.086	102
Male	17.42 ± 4.425	0.086	55
Marital status
Married	16.72 ± 5.421	0.004*	57
Single	19.28 ± 5.217	0.004*	100
Work sector
Government	20.39 ± 4.692	0.010*	36
Private	17.74 ± 5.487	0.010*	121
Specialty
Non-specialist	18.79 ± 4.646	0.262	90
Specialist	17.76 ± 6.296	0.262	67
Age
20–29	19.01(5.428)	0.008*	115
30–39	17.55(4.702)		29
40 and above	14.31(5.154)		13
Years of experience
Up to 5 years	19.29 ± 5.230	0.002*	92
6 to 10 years	18.72 ± 4.250		29
≥ 11 years	15.64 ± 5.934		36
Designation
House officers	18.93 ± 5.099	0.015*	60
Lecturer/GDPs	18.75 ± 5.336		57
Postgraduate-dental trainees	18.67 ± 4.724		24
~ Asst./Asso./Prof	14.25 ± 6.506		16
Monthly income in PKR
Honoree (no pay)	21.67 ± 6.910	0.014*	09
5000–19,000	19.29 ± 4.539		42
20,000–59,000	18.12 ± 5.003		66
60,000–99,000	18.73 ± 4.891		22
100,000 and above	14.89 ± 7.128		18

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