Table 1. Personal and academic characteristics of medical students included in the study both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Factors | Overall | Before pandemic | During the pandemic | χ 2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=1057 | N=353 | N=704 | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≥ 23 | 826 (78.1) | 270 (76.5) | 556 (79.0) | 0.854 | 0.385 |
| ≤ 22 | 231 (21.9) | 83 (23.5) | 148 (21.0) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 526 (49.8) | 173 (49.0) | 353 (50.1) | 0.121 | 0.754 |
| Female | 531(50.2) | 180(51.0) | 351 (49.9) | ||
| Family income | |||||
| Sufficient and exceed | 679(64.4) | 273 (77.8) | 406 (57.7) | 41.850 | 0.001 |
| Sufficient | 348 (33.0) | 74 (21.1) | 274 (38.9) | ||
| Insufficient | 28 (2.7) | 4 (1.1) | 24 (3.4) | ||
| Smoking status | |||||
| Current smoker | 124 (11.7) | 40(11.3) | 84 (11.9) | 0.820 | 0.840 |
| Non-smoker | 933 (88.3) | 313 (88.7) | 620 (88.1) | ||
| Academic level | |||||
| 1–6 | 318 (30.1) | 110(31.2) | 208 (29.5) | 0.292 | 0.619 |
| 7–12 | 739 (69.9) | 243 (68.8) | 496 (70.5) | ||
| GPAa | |||||
| ≤2.5 | 23 (2.5) | 7 (3.1) | 16 (2.3) | 0.433 | 0.472 |
| +2.5 | 908 (97.5) | 222 (96.9) | 686 (97.7) |
Notes.
- χ2
- Chi-square test
- GPA
- Grade point average
a
Missing data for 106 students.