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. 2016 Mar 31;4:e1838. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1838

Table 2. Variables analyzed (median and interquartile interval) nursing students from the National University of Colombia (Bogota), according to work schedule.

Variables analyzed Don’t work (n = 211) Work ≤ 20 h/week (n = 120) Work > 20 h/week (n = 99) P (Kruskal–Wallis test)
Hours worked (h/week) 0 16(8) 31(4) <0.001
Age (years) 21(4) 21(3) 23(5) <0.001
Courses unable to enroll 0(2) 1(2) 2(3) 0.001
Courses studied 4(1) 4(1) 4(1) 0.011
Credits gained 16(5) 17(3) 16(5) 0.008
Credits lost 0(0) 0(0) 0(3) 0.015
Grade point average II-2013 4(5) 5(4) 5(3) 0.001
% Semester delayed 25(50) 25(50) 50(44) 0.003