Table 4 Analysis of the effects of sociodemographic variables on perioperative anxiety levels

Gender

Female

17.71

18.16

19.51

17.20

Male

17.70

17.02

16.79

15.66

P value

0.986

0.35

0.05

0.135

Age (years)

< 30

20.16

20.47

22.53

16.89

31–40

19.26

17.65

18.06

16.74

41–50

15.75

17.68

17.79

15.86

 > 50

16.22

15.26

15.19

16.15

P value

0

0.047

0.006

0.887

Marital status

Married

16.85

16.79

16.87

15.89

Unmarried

21.35

20.80

23.10

18.45

P value

0.001

0.009

0.001

0.51

Residence

Urban

16.8

16.72

16.48

16.74

Sub-urban

17.16

17.63

19.16

15.58

Rural

19.00

18.48

19.35

16.35

P value

0.121

0.431

0.133

0.725

Education

Classes 8 and less

18.55

20.00

21.45

18.18

Classes 10 to 12

17.84

16.64

17.18

16.02

Grauation

17.39

17.84

18.10

16.31

P value

0.774

0.255

0.204

0.477

Occupation

Arithmetic Jobs

16.58

15.81

15.39

15.11

Professional

17.90

17.81

18.43

18.05

Skilled worker

18.18

18.36

19.73

15.18

Unemployed

18.54

18.86

19.95

17.03

P value

0.42

0.197

0.037

0.15

PMH

No

17.51

17.99

18.12

15.67

Yes

18.16

16.56

17.91

18.00

P value

0.551

0.284

0.886

0.037

PSH

No

18.00

18.65

19.31

16.41

Yes

17.45

16.59

16.96

16.36

P value

0.582

0.091

0.093

0.961

Anesthesia

General

17.49

17.26

17.87

16.09

Regional

18.11

18.11

18.42

16.94

P value

0.559

0.51

0.71

0.432