Table 1.
Differences between gender in demographic and clinical data of medical students
| Overall (n=694) | P | 1st year (n=286) | P | 4th year (n=209) | P | 6th year (n=199) | P | |||||
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| Female (n=422) | Male (n=272) | Female (n=167) | Male (n=119) | Female (n=132) | Male (n=77) | Female (n=123) | Male (n=76) | |||||
| Age (years)* | 22 (4) | 22 (4) | 0.272 | 19 (1) | 19 (1) | 0.925 | 23 (1) | 23 (1) | 0.328 | 25 (1) | 24 (1) | 0.270 |
| BDI-sf* | 5 (8) | 4 (6) | 0.046 | 4 (5) | 4 (5) | 0.704 | 7 (6.75) | 4 (5) | 0.004 | 7 (8) | 5 (8.50) | 0.450 |
| BDI-sf§ | ||||||||||||
| None | 189 (44.8) | 140 (51.5) | 0.329 | 100 (59.9) | 67 (56.3) | 0.906 | 40 (30.3) | 41 (53.2) | 0.009 | 49 (39.8) | 32 (42.1) | 0.228 |
| Mild | 88 (20.9) | 55 (20.2) | 33 (19.8) | 25 (21.0) | 36 (27.3) | 13 (16.9) | 19 (15.4) | 17 (22.4) | ||||
| Moderate | 121 (28.7) | 64 (23.5) | 32 (19.2) | 26 (21.8) | 46 (34.8) | 21 (27.3) | 43 (35.0) | 17 (22.4) | ||||
| Severe | 24 (5.7) | 13 (4.8) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 10 (7.6) | 2 (2.6) | 12 (9.8) | 10 (13.2) | ||||
| STAI-S* | 45 (20) | 40 (17) | <0.001 | 44 (18) | 41 (18) | 0.178 | 45 (19.75) | 38 (18.50) | 0.003 | 48 (22) | 41.5 (17.75) | 0.002 |
| STAI-S§ | ||||||||||||
| Above cutoff | 284 (67.3) | 144 (52.9) | <0.001 | 105 (62.9) | 70 (58.8) | 0.539 | 84 (63.6) | 32 (41.6) | 0.002 | 95 (77.2) | 42 (55.3) | 0.002 |
| STAI-T* | 47 (17) | 42.5 (19) | 0.001 | 46 (15) | 44 (18) | 0.362 | 49 (16.75) | 41 (16) | 0.001 | 47 (20) | 43.5 (24) | 0.068 |
| PSS* | 21 (11) | 17 (10) | <0.001 | 20 (10) | 18 (11) | 0.041 | 23 (9) | 17 (8.50) | <0.001 | 21 (10) | 17 (10) | 0.004 |
| PSS§ | ||||||||||||
| Low | 71 (16.8) | 78 (28.7) | <0.001 | 36 (21.6) | 37 (31.1) | 0.202 | 17 (12.9) | 19 (24.7) | <0.001 | 18 (14.6) | 22 (28.9) | 0.046 |
| Moderate | 256 (60.7) | 159 (58.5) | 107 (64.1) | 67 (56.3) | 69 (52.3) | 49 (63.6) | 80 (65.0) | 43 (56.6) | ||||
| High | 95 (22.5) | 35 (12.9) | 24 (14.4) | 15 (12.6) | 46 (34.8) | 9 (11.7) | 25 (20.3) | 11 (14.5) | ||||
| Psychiatric drugs§ | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 38 (9.0) | 25 (9.2) | 1.000 | 3 (1.8) | 2 (1.7) | 1.000 | 8 (6.1) | 2 (2.6) | 0.327 | 27 (22.0) | 21 (27.6) | 0.396 |
| No | 384 (91.0) | 247 (90.8) | 164 (98.2) | 117 (98.3) | 124 (93.9) | 75 (97.4) | 96 (78.0) | 55 (72.4) | ||||
| Stimulants§ | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 17 (4.0) | 7 (2.6) | 0.396 | 12 (7.2) | 4 (3.4) | 0.199 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.3) | 1.000 | 4 (3.3) | 2 (2.6) | 1.000 |
| No | 405 (96.0) | 265 (97.4) | 155 (92.8) | 115 (96.6) | 131 (99.2) | 76 (98.7) | 119 (96.7) | 74 (97.4) | ||||
*Data are reported as median (IQR), §Data are reported as n (%). BDI-sf=Beck depression inventory-short form, STAI-T=State-trait anxiety inventory-trait, STAI-S=State-trait anxiety inventory-state, PSS=Perceived stress scale, IQR=Interquartile range