Table 3 Association between variables of the participants and personal burnout scores

Current training/residency status

 Unmatched trainee

113

45.2

59.8

16.3

0.110

 Resident in surgical specialty

71

28.4

64.0

15.0

 Resident in nonsurgical specialty

66

26.4

64.3

16.4

Gender

 Male

135

54.0

61.9

16.1

0.662

 Female

115

46.0

62.5

16.1

Marital status

 Single

147

58.8

59.6

15.3

0.001

 Married

103

41.2

65.9

16.3

Have children

 No

181

72.4

61.4

15.9

0.147

 Yes

69

27.6

64.2

16.4

Living with parents

 No

100

40.0

65.3

16.6

0.005

 Yes

150

60.0

60.1

15.3

Have another paid employment

 No

213

85.2

63.4

15.6

0.008

 Yes

37

14.8

55.5

17.2

Able to support yourself financially

 No

71

28.4

63.4

16.1

0.408

 Yes

179

71.6

61.7

16.0

Financially supporting

 Self

143

57.2

60.2

15.3

0.013

 Wife/children/parents

107

42.8

64.8

16.7

Own a car

 No

163

65.2

62.0

15.9

0.594

 Yes

87

34.8

62.5

16.4

Own a laptop

 No

53

21.2

65.8

14.8

0.040

 Yes

197

78.8

61.2

16.2

Own a smartphone

 No

9

3.6

65.3

19.0

0.666

 Yes

241

96.4

62.1

15.9

Sleep duration per 24 h

 < 6

143

57.2

65.3

15.1

 < 0.001

 ≥ 6

107

42.8

58.1

16.3

Smoking

 No

168

67.2

60.6

16.1

0.018

 Yes

82

32.8

65.5

15.5

Consumption of tea/coffee

 Not frequent (up to 1 cup per day)

79

31.6

57.1

15.4

 < 0.001

 Frequent (≥ 2 cup per day)

171

68.4

64.6

15.8

Thought of changing your profession

 No

55

22.0

54.6

16.2

 < 0.001

 Yes

195

78.0

64.3

15.4

Thought of changing your specialty

 No

83

33.2

58.6

18.2

0.016

 Yes

167

66.8

64.0

14.6

Satisfied with your training/job

 No

74

29.6

68.7

13.5

 < 0.001

 Yes

176

70.4

59.4

16.2

Number of working hours per week

 < 60

107

42.8

59.3

17.2

0.008

 ≥ 60

143

57.2

64.4

14.8

Single longest duty hours

 < 24

50

20.0

56.8

17.0

0.002

 ≥ 24

200

80.0

63.6

15.5