Table 3.

Mean (%) subscale and total DREEM scores for Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences students by sex (N=493)

Subscale	Female	Male	Total	P-value
Perception of learning (%) (max =48)	27.38 (57.05)	27.58 (57.47)	27.4 (57.2)	0.8
Perceptions of teachers (%) (max =44)	24.62 (55.96)	24.56 (55.83)	24.6 (55.9)	0.9
Academic self-perception (%) (max =38)	20.7 (64.73)	20.13 (62.92)	20.5 (64.11)	0.3
Perceptions of atmosphere (%) (max =48)	6.9 (56.04)	26.68 (55.59)	26.8 (55.89)	0.7
Social self-perception (%) (max =28)	16.16 (57.74)	15.03 (53.71)	15.7 (56.38)	0.09
Total DREEM (%)	116.2 (58.1)	110.72 (55.36)	113.5 (56.74)	0.03

Abbreviation: DREEM, Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure; max, maximum.