Table 3.

Distribution of students from UFS medical course according to variables related to professional choice, educational process, personal aspects and prevalence of burnout syndrome (Aracaju-SE-Brazil, 2009).

Variables	n	%	Burnout (%)	Crude OR		OR IC 95%	p-value
Total	369	100.0	10.3
Satisfaction with career choice
Yes	351	96.4	8.5	1
No	13	3.6	46.2	9.17	2.90 - 29.05		0.0002
Missing	05
Have you ever considered dropping out of the course?
Yes	99	26.8	19.2	3.14	1.58 – 6.22		0.01
No	270	73.2	7.0	1
Acquisition of skills
Yes	269	75.6	4.1	1
No	87	24.4	28.7	9.46	4.42 – 20.25		<0.00001
Missing	13
Satisfaction with teaching strategies
Yes	106	29.4	3.8	1
No	255	70.6	13.3	3.92	1.36 - 11.35		0.01
Missing	08
Feelings about course activities
Comfortable	237	66.6	2.5	1
Uncomfortable	119	33.4	24.4	12.41	4.98 – 30.89		<0.00001
Missing	13
Coursework as a source of pleasure
Yes	316	86.6	6.6	1
No	49	13.4	32.7	6.81	3.24 – 14.32		<0.00001
Missing	04
Presence of mental disorder with prior diagnosis
Yes	31	8.5	12.9	1.31	0.43 – 3.96		0.64
No	334	91.5	10.2	1
Missing	04
How do you consider yourself emotionally?
Calm	213	58.8	8.0	1
Tense	149	41.2	12.8	1.69	0.84 a 3.36		0.14
Missing	07
Physical activity
Yes	192	52.2	8.3	1
No	176	47.8	12.5	1.57	0.80 – 3.10		0.19
Missing	01
Expectations for the future
Good	317	86.4	7.6	1
Not so good	50	13.6	28.0	4.75	2.26 - 10.00		0.00004
Missing	02
Do you feel happy?
Yes	341	93.7	9.1	1
No	23	6.3	21.7	2.78	0.96 – 8.00		0.06
Missing	05