Table 1.

Categorical variables showing the sociodemographic characteristics of 413 medical students in Cameroon assessed for burnout syndrome from January to March 2018.

Variable		Preclinical level		Clinical level		Total
		(n = 224)		(n = 183)
		n	%	n	%	N	%
Medical school (n = 413)	University of Bamenda	59	37.11	96	60.38	159	38.50
	University of Buea	86	50.00	85	49.42	172	41.65
	University of Douala	79	96.34	2	2.44	82	19.85
Gender (n = 412)	Male	81	43.32	104	55.61	187	45.39
	Female	143	63.56	79	35.11	225	54.61
Presently in a relationship (n = 411)	Yes	73	44.24	91	55.15	165	40.15
	No	150	60.98	92	37.40	246	59.85
Marital status (n = 406)	Single	216	54.82	173	43.91	394	97.04
	Married	3	25.00	9	75.00	12	2.96
Difficulties in personal relationshipa (n = 367)	Yes	30	38.96	47	61.04	77	20.98
	No	168	57.93	117	40.34	290	79.02
Exams re-sited (n = 404)	Yes	102	43.40	131	55.74	235	58.17
	No	116	68.64	50	29.59	169	41.83
Courses repeated (n = 399)	Yes	78	48.15	81	50.00	162	40.60
	No	133	56.12	102	43.04	237	59.40
Satisfaction with results (n = 379)	Yes	47	46.08	53	51.96	102	26.91
	No	147	53.07	127	45.85	277	73.09
Regret choice of medical studies (n = 409)	Yes	6	17.65	27	79.41	34	8.31
	No	215	57.33	156	41.60	375	91.69
Occurrence of life changing crises in last six monthsb (n = 400)	Yes	68	43.04	88	55.70	158	60.50
	No	148	61.16	91	37.60	242	60.50
Presence of chronic illnessc (n = 411)	Yes	10	52.63	8	42.11	19	4.62
	No	214	54.59	174	44.39	392	95.38
Alcohol consumption (n = 410)	Yes	49	39.84	73	59.35	123	30.00
	No	173	60.28	110	38.33	287	70.00
Recreational drug used (n = 408)	Yes	8	88.89	1	11.11	9	2.21
	No	213	53.38	181	45.36	399	97.79
Sufficient monthly income (n = 393)	Yes	101	63.92	56	35.44	158	40.20
	No	107	45.53	125	53.19	235	59.80

^aPersonal relationship was defined as close connections between two people formed by emotional and sexual interactions. ^bLife changing crises defined as loss of a loved one, physical or sexual trauma, and condition of emotional or social instability. ^cChronic illnesses included asthma, chronic pelvic pain, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic peptic ulcer disease, migraines, cerebral lesions, and paralysis; ^drecreational drugs included marijuana and tramadol.