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. 2023 Jul 28;11:1233975. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1233975

Table 2.

Independent t-tests of sociodemographic characteristics and mental health of medical students.

Variables GAD-7 scores PHQ-9 scores AIS scores IES-6 scores PDQ-D scores
Gender Male Mean (S.D.) 4.08 (4.38) 4.19 (4.38) 4.82 (3.75) 4.58 (4.30) 4.53 (3.80)
Female 4.13 (3.71) 4.20 (4.04) 4.71 (3.41) 4.41 (3.81) 4.80 (3.85)
T −0.17 −0.03 −0.47 0.65 −1.06
p-value 0.87 0.97 0.64 0.51 0.29
Grade Freshman Mean (S.D.) 3.86 (3.89) 3.87 (3.98) 4.03 (3.90) 4.03 (3.90) 4.65 (3.83)
Sophomore 4.42 (4.22) 4.59 (4.45) 5.06 (4.18) 5.06 (4.18) 4.67 (3.83)
T −2.127 −2.624 −3.872 −3.872 −0.063
p-value 0.03 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.95
Childhood residence Rural Mean (S.D.) 4.12 (3.73) 4.55 (4.04) 4.48 (3.98) 4.48 (3.98) 5.24 (3.76)
Urban 4.13 (4.22) 4.05 (4.31) 4.52 (4.11) 4.52 (4.11) 4.39 (3.83)
T −0.038 1.718 −0.139 −0.139 3.233
p-value 0.97 0.09 0.89 0.89 <0.01
Current residence Rural Mean (S.D.) 4.14 (3.31) 4.61 (3.65) 4.89 (3.91) 4.89 (3.91) 5.28 (3.55)
Urban 4.14 (4.20) 4.15 (4.33) 4.44 (4.08) 4.44 (4.08) 4.54 (3.85)
T 0.027 1.204 1.23 1.23 2.162
p-value 0.98 0.09 0.22 0.22 0.03
Diagnosed with Covid-19? Yes Mean (S.D). 4.29 (4.19) 4.35 (4.31) 4.63 (4.10) 4.63 (4.10) 4.84 (3.87)
No 3.92 (3.81) 3.97 (4.00) 4.47 (4.15) 4.47 (4.15) 4.53 (3.72)
T 1.033 1.049 0.433 0.433 0.941
p-value 0.30 0.29 0.67 0.67 0.35

M: Mean; S.D.: Standard deviation; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9; GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; AIS: Athens Insomnia Scale; IES-6: Impact of Event Scale-6; PDQ-D: Perceived Deficits Questionnaire-Depression. Bold values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).