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

Table 1

Distribution of study variables among dental professionals.

Study variables	N (%), N = 313
Gender
Male	176 (56.2)
Female	137 (43.8)
Marital status
Married	224 (71.6)
Single/divorce	89 (28.4)
Year of graduation
0–10 years	163 (52.1)
11–20 years	100 (31.9)
>20 years	50 (16)
Type of job
Government job	96 (30.7)
Private job	217 (69.3)
Qualification
General dentists	174 (55.6)
Specialists	94 (30)
Consultants	45 (14.4)
Basic dental qualification
Government college	201 (64.2)
Private college	112 (35.8)
Average monthly income
Less than 10,000 SAR	88 (28.1)
10,000–20,000 SAR	110 (35.1)
More than 20,000 SAR	115 (36.7)
Medical illness
Yes	31 (9.9)
No	282 (90.1)