Table 2.
Distribution of the variables gender and season of birth between chronotypes of medical students from the Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
| Variables |
Groups* |
Total (%) | χ²** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening (%) | Indifferent (%) | Morning (%) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 29 (63) | 65 (57) | 29 (47.5) | 123 (55.7) | NS |
| Female | 17 (37) | 49 (43) | 32 (52.5) | 98 (44.3) | ||
| Total | 46 (100) | 114 (100) | 61 (100) | 221 (100) | ||
| Season of birth | Spring | 13 (28.3) | 27 (23.7) | 14 (23) | 54 (24.4) | NS |
| Summer | 13 (28.3) | 26 (22.8) | 20 (32.8) | 59 (26.7) | ||
| Autumn | 8 (17.4) | 35 (30.7) | 11 (18) | 54 (24.4) | ||
| Winter | 12 (26.1) | 26 (22.8) | 16 (26.2) | 54 (24.4) | ||
| Total | 46 (100) | 114 (100) | 61 (100) | 221 (100) | ||
⁎
Groups determined by the Standard Questionnaire to identify the chronotypes (MEQ).
⁎⁎
Statistical significance by the chi-square test for the difference between the groups.