TABLE 3.
Univariate analysis of medical students’ anxiety regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Variable | Total n = 2,430 | Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 ≥ 15) | No anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 < 15) | χ 2 | P- value |
| Gender | 2.21 | 0.137 | |||
| Male | 511 (21) | 47 (17.5) | 464 (21.5) | ||
| Female | 1,919 (79) | 221 (82.5) | 1,698 (78.5) | ||
| Age | 1.47 | 0.224 | |||
| <24 | 1,266 (52.1) | 149 (55.6) | 1,117 (51.7) | ||
| ≥24 | 1,164 (47.9) | 119 (44.4) | 1,045 (48.3) | ||
| Current year of study: | 5.58 | 0.472 | |||
| Preparatory year | 71 (2.9) | 6 (2.2) | 65 (3) | ||
| Year 1 | 262 (10.8) | 33 (12.3) | 229 (10.6) | ||
| Year 2 | 258 (10.6) | 28 (10.4) | 230 (10.6) | ||
| Year 3 | 345 (14.2) | 45 (16.8) | 300 (13.9) | ||
| Year 4 | 540 (22.2) | 63 (23.5) | 477 (22.1) | ||
| Year 5 | 734 (30.2) | 76 (28.4) | 658 (30.4) | ||
| Internship | 220 (9.1) | 17 (6.3) | 203 (9.4) | ||
| Steady financial income | 0.187 | 0.066 | |||
| Yes | 854 (35.1) | 91 (34) | 763 (35.3) | ||
| No | 1,576 (64.9) | 177 (66) | 1,399 (64.7) | ||
| Living status | 3.969 | 0.046* | |||
| With family | 2,331(95.9) | 251 (93.7) | 2,080 (96.2) | ||
| Alone | 99 (4.1) | 17 (6.3) | 82 (3.8) | ||
| Family member and/or acquaintance has COVID-19 | 0.957 | 0.328 | |||
| Yes | 45 (1.9) | 7 (2.6) | 38 (1.8) | ||
| No | 2,385 (98.1) | 261 (97.4) | 2,124 (98.2) | ||
| Internal displacement | 12.18 | <0.001* | |||
| Yes | 294 (12.1) | 50 (18.7) | 244 (11.3) | ||
| No | 2,127 (87.9) | 218 (81.3) | 1,918 (88.7) |
*Significant at P < 0.05.