Table 1.

Characteristics of studied medical students in relation to gender

Variables	Males (N = 208)		Females (N = 231)		Total (N = 439)		t/X 2	P-Value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age (y)							1.509	0.132
Range	18-25		18-25		18-25
Mean + SD	21.49+2.00		21.21+1.86		21.49+2.00
Current academic year
Preclinical years	92	44.2	102	44.2	194	44.1	0.001	0.987
Clinical years	116	55.7	129	55.9	245	55.9
Achievement last year							13.754	0.003*
Excellent	86	41.3	121	52.4	207	47.2
Very good	70	33.7	76	32.9	146	33.3
Good	39	18.8	32	13.9	71	16.2
Satisfactory	13	6.3	2	0.9	15	3.4
Residence							0.875	0.350
Urban	120	57.7	123	53.2	243	53.2
Rural	88	42.3	108	46.8	196	44.6

^*P < 0.05.