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. 2023 Jul 13;23:510. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04730-y

Table 1.

Comparisons of PSS scores in different demographic characteristics among university students

Variables PSS score p value
Low Moderate Severe
No (%) No (%) No (%)
Sex
 Male 136 (27.9%) 344 (70.5%) 8 (1.6%) < 0.001
 Female 272 (12.6%) 1832 (85.1%) 48 (2.2%)
Type of study
 Medical 112 (24.6%) 344 (75.4%) 0 (0%) < 0.001
 Nonmedical 296 (13.6%) 1832 (83.9%) 56 (2.6%)
Residence
 Urban 183 (18.4%) 809 (81.6%) (0%) < 0.001
 Rural 225 (13.7%) 1367 (82.9%) 56 (3.4%)
Socioeconomic level
 Low 16 (7.7%) 184 (88.5%) 8 (3.8%) < 0.001
 Middle 216 (13.2%) 138 (84.4%) 40 (2.4%)
 High 176 (22.2%) 608 (76.8%) 8 (1%)