Table 4 The comparison of health anxiety and Coping styles score based on the demographic characteristics of the participants

Age category

20–30

31–40

41–50

51–60

P-value**

18.17 ± 9.02

18.81 ± 9.62

15.41 ± 8.61

13.8 ± 6.03

0.02

25.33 ± 5.05

26.88 ± 5.48

28.47 ± 4.42

27.8 ± 5.4

0.001

18.46 ± 4.89

19.18 ± 5.72

18.29 ± 6.03

13.6 ± 3.73

0.004

20.62 ± 5.82

19.81 ± 5.5

19.05 ± 6.21

18.25 ± 5.51

0.3

Gender

Female

Male

P-value*

17.92 ± 9.38

16.66 ± 8.65

0.34

26.84 ± 5.33

27.01 ± 4.64

0.69

18.72 ± 5.6

17.71 ± 5.58

0.2

19.97 ± 5.75

18.6 ± 6.12

0.23

Marital status

single

Married

P-value*

18.79 ± 10.96

17.31 ± 8.51

0.45

26.41 ± 6.06

27.02 ± 4.84

0.25

17.83 ± 5.51

18.75 ± 5.64

0.24

19.75 ± 6.36

19.64 ± 5.66

0.92

Having children

yes

No

P-value*

17.38 ± 9.18

17.8 ± 9.31

0.66

27.27 ± 4.92

26.20 ± 5.56

0.047

18.88 ± 5.87

17.75 ± 5.09

0.08

19.31 ± 6.06

20.13 ± 5.61

0.20

Having disease

yes

No

P-value*

17.58 ± 9.11

17.61 ± 9.30

0.98

26.9 ± 5.69

26.86 ± 5.12

0.77

17.06 ± 6.33

18.68 ± 5.48

0.06

18.44 ± 6.3

19.8 ± 5.82

0.14

Level of education

Undergraduate

Bachelor

MA and above

P-value**

14.76 ± 8.72

18.06 ± 9.37

16.67 ± 8.85

0.26

26.86 ± 5.77

26.43 ± 5.29

28.69 ± 4.04

0.009

17 ± 5.1

18.83 ± 5.54

17.48 ± 6.1

0.12

17.63 ± 6.62

20.16 ± 5.68

18.17 ± 6.12

0.06

Work experience (years)

1–10

11–20

21–30

> 30

P-value**

18.8 ± 9.34

18.08 ± 9.56

12.72 ± 6.62

17.5 ± 9.27

0.001

23.06 ± 5.29

27.45 ± 5.16

27.41 ± 4.76

28.5 ± 0.07

0.2

18.93 ± 5.45

18.69 ± 5.98

16.39 ± 5.11

19 ± 4.24

0.07

20.21 ± 5.6

19.26 ± 6.12

18.95 ± 6.2

20.5 ± 7.77

0.42

Type of hospital

Public

Private

Semiprivate

P-value**

17.30 ± 9.57

16.83 ± 9.27

19.25 ± 7.98

0.08

26.52 ± 5.4

29.08 ± 4.68

27.28 ± 4.38

0.04

18.16 ± 5.74

17.45 ± 4.99

19.76 ± 5.32

0.11

19.74 ± 6

19.16 ± 5.52

19.36 ± 5.66

0.72