Evaluation of Quality of Life among Dental Professionals by Using the WHOQOL-BREF Instrument in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Association between sociodemographic factors and QOL in dentists.

Study variables	QOL, mean score (SD)	value
Gender
Male	63.59 (13.76)	0.396
Female	62.25 (14.19)
Marital status
Married	62.17 (13.38)	0.092
Single/divorce	65.11 (15.14)
Year of graduation
0–10 years	61.97 (14.71)	0.009
11–20 years	61.92 (13.56)
>20 years	68.53 (10.71)
Type of job
Government job	62.77 (13.9)	0.841
Private job	63.11 (14)
Qualification
General dentists	60.82 (14.5)	0.007
Specialists	65.4 (12.91)
Consultants	66.46 (12.55)
Basic dental qualification from:
Government college	62.82 (13.38)	0.752
Private college	63.34 (14.97)
Average monthly income
Less than 10,000 SAR	62.41 (13.43)	0.772
10,000–20,000 SAR	62.72 (13.69)
More than 20,000 SAR	63.73 (14.65)
Medical illness
Yes	56.91 (12.83)	0.010
No	63.67 (13.92)

Statistically significant.