Table 2.
Self-reported changes in physical and mental health during college study-period among medical and CASCS students
| Health | College | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical (N = 319) | (CASCS) (N = 297) | |||
| Physcial | ||||
| Worse | 148 (46.4%) | 98 (33.0%) | 246 (39.9%) | 0.001* |
| Similar | 151 (47.3%) | 138 (46.5%) | 289 (46.9%) | |
| Better | 20 (6.3%) | 61 (20.5%) | 81 (13.1%) | |
| Mental Concentration | ||||
| Worse | 162 (51.1%) | 85 (28.6%) | 247 (40.2%) | 0.001* |
| Similar | 96 (30.3%) | 117 (39.4%) | 213 (34.7%) | |
| Better | 59 (18.6%) | 95 (32.0%) | 154 (25.1%) | |
| Memory | ||||
| Worse | 142 (44.8%) | 98 (33.0%) | 240 (39.1%) | 0.002* |
| Similar | 129 (40.7%) | 129 (43.4%) | 258 (42.0%) | |
| Better | 46 (14.5%) | 70 (23.6%) | 116 (18.9%) | |
| Judgement | ||||
| Worse | 39 (12.3%) | 28 (9.4%) | 67 (10.9%) | 0.02* |
| Similar | 111 (35.0%) | 80 (26.9%) | 191 (31.1%) | |
| Better | 167 (52.7%) | 189 (63.6%) | 356 (58.0%) | |
*
statistically significant