Table 4. Factors associated with mental health problems (CGI).
| Factors | Severity of mental health problems | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal to mild (n = 54) | Moderate to severe (n = 100) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 26 | (48.1) | 29 | (29.0) | 0.018 |
| Female | 28 | (51.9) | 71 | (71.0) | |
| Age (years), Mean ± SD | 21.41 ± 2.75 | 21.88 ± 3.27 | 0.368 | ||
| Educational level | |||||
| Undergraduate | 47 | (87.0) | 89 | (89.0) | 0.718 |
| Postgraduate | 7 | (13.0) | 11 | (11.0) | |
| Programme | |||||
| Doctor of Medicine | 33 | (61.1) | 57 | (57.0) | 0.858 |
| Resident or Fellowship | 6 | (11.1) | 11 | (11.0) | |
| Others | 15 | (27.8) | 32 | (32.0) | |
| Course year (Doctor of Medicine n = 90) | |||||
| Preclinical year | 20 | (60.6) | 40 | (70.2) | 0.353 |
| Clinical year | 13 | (39.4) | 17 | (29.8) | |
| Admission route (Doctor of Medicine n = 90) | |||||
| The consortium of Thai Medical Schools | 23 | (69.7) | 47 | (82.5) | 0.397 |
| Quota | 8 | (24.2) | 8 | (14.0) | |
| Unknown | 2 | (6.1) | 2 | (3.5) | |
| GPA, Mean ± SD | 3.28 ± 0.33 | 3.12 ± 0.45 | 0.370 | ||
| <3.0 | 6 | (11.1) | 28 | (28.0) | 0.048 |
| ≥3.0 | 39 | (72.2) | 59 | (59.0) | |
| Unspecified | 9 | (16.7) | 13 | (13.0) | |
| Medical underlying disease | 9 | (16.7) | 25 | (25.0) | 0.517 |
| Allergy | 6 | (11.1) | 15 | (15.0) | 0.502 |
| Asthma | 2 | (3.7) | 2 | (2.0) | 0.612 |
| Migraine | 1 | (1.9) | 2 | (2.0) | 1.000 |
| Others | 1 | (1.9) | 6 | (6.0) | 0.422 |
| A history of psychiatric treatment | 9 | (16.7) | 15 | (15.0) | 0.506 |
| A family history of mental disorders | 4 | (7.4) | 22 | (22.0) | 0.030 |
Data are presented as number (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).
P-value corresponds to the Independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test.