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. 2023 Jun 6;23:411. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04387-x

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and academic characteristics by the academic year of medical students

First-year
(N = 87)
Fifth-year
(N = 95)
Total
(N = 182)
p-value
Age 19.1 ± 1.1 23.1 ± 0.6 21.2 ± 2.2  < 0.001
Gender
 Male 54 (62.1%) 46 (48.4%) 100 (54.9%) 0.065
 Female 33 (37.9%) 49 (51.6%) 82 (45.1%)
GPA
 3.00 to 3.99 3 (3.4%) 27 (28.4%) 30 (16.5%)  < 0.001
 4.00 to 4.49 11 (12.6%) 27 (28.4%) 38 (20.9%)
 4.50 to 5.00 73 (83.9%) 41 (43.2%) 114 (62.6%)
Previously failed academic years
 No 85 (97.7%) 86 (90.5%) 171 (94.0%) 0.042
 Yes 2 (2.3%) 9 (9.5%) 11 (6.0%)
Current psychological therapy
 No 74 (85.1%) 70 (73.7%) 144 (79.1%) 0.059
 Yes 13 (14.9%) 25 (26.3%) 38 (20.9%)
Currently living status
 Alone 3 (3.4%) 11 (11.6%) 14 (7.7%) 0.037
 With family 82 (94.3%) 84 (88.4%) 166 (91.2%)
 Others 2 (2.3%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.1%)
Weekly physical activity
 Not active 26 (29.9%) 15 (15.8%) 41 (22.5%) 0.009
 Lightly active 36 (41.4%) 39 (41.1%) 75 (41.2%)
 Moderately active 16 (18.4%) 36 (37.9%) 52 (28.6%)
 Very Active 9 (10.3%) 5 (5.3%) 14 (7.7%)
Sleep hours per day
 < 7 37 (42.5%) 32 (33.7%) 69 (37.9%) 0.356
 7–9 45 (51.7%) 59 (62.1%) 104 (57.1%)
 > 9 5 (5.7%) 4 (4.2%) 9 (4.9%)
Social status
 Single 86 (98.9%) 92 (96.8%) 178 (97.8%) 0.622
 Engaged/married 1 (1.1%) 3 (3.2%) 4 (2.2%)
Smoking statusa
 Never 73 (83.9%) 73 (76.8%) 146 (80.2%) 0.547
 Previous 2 (2.3%) 3 (3.2%) 5 (2.7%)
 Current 12 (13.8%) 19 (20.0%) 31 (17.0%)

aIncluding Vape, hookah, etc.