. 2021 Dec 31;10:451. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_612_21

Table 2.

Depression, anxiety, and stress differences between the years of study for female and male medical students

Variable	Gender	I	J	Mean differences (J−I)	95% CI for mean differences		P

					Inferior limit	Superior limit
BDI-sf	Female	1^st year	4^th year	2.943*	1.548	4.303	<0.0001
			6^th year	3.064*	1.677	4.451	<0.0001
		4^th year	6^th year	0.120	−1.343	1.583	1.000
	Male	1^st year	4^th year	0.958	−0.749	2.665	0.536
			6^th year	2.610*	0.896	4.324	0.001
		4^th year	6^th year	1.652	−0.235	3.540	0.108
STAI-S	Female	1^st year	4^th year	0.161	−3.360	3.681	1.000
			6^th year	4.341*	0.749	7.392	0.012
		4^th year	6^th year	4.180*	0.392	7.968	0.025
	Male	1^st year	4^th year	−3.486	−7.907	0.935	0.177
			6^th year	−0.006	−4.444	4.433	1.000
		4^th year	6^th year	3.480	−1.480;	8.368	0.264
STAI-T	Female	1^st year	4^th year	2.925	−0.390	6.241	0.104
			6^th year	2.498	−0.884	5.881	0.230
		4^th year	6^th year	−0.427	−3.995	3.140	1.000
	Male	1^st year	4^th year	−1.135	−5.299	3.028	1.000
			6^th year	0.368	−3.812	4.548	1.000
		4^th year	6^th year	1.503	−3.009	6.106	1.000
PSS	Female	1^st year	4^th year	3.727*	1.779	5.674	<0.0001
			6^th year	1.258	−0.729	3.245	0.388
		4^th year	6^th year	−2.469*	−4.564	−0.373	0.015
	Male	1^st year	4^th year	0.339	−2.107	2.785	1.000
			6^th year	0.153	−2.303	2.608	1.000
		4^th year	6^th year	−0.187	−2.891	2.517	1.000

*Statistically significant. N female: 1^st year=167, 4^th year=132, 6^th year=123, N male: 1^st year=119, 4^th year=77, 6^th year=76. 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