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. 2022 Sep 23;101(38):e30629. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030629

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and mental health data of the Thai medical students.

Characteristics Participants (N = 224)
n (%), median [Q1, Q3], or mean ± SD
Sex
 Female 113 (50.5%)
 Male 111 (49.6%)
Age 21.02 [20.02, 21.11]
Year of study
 Preclinical (year 1–3) 130 (58.0%)
 Clinical (year 4–6) 94 (42.0%(
Grade point average 3.50 [3.25, 3.80]
Monthly income
 <500 USD 209 (92.0%)
 ≥500 USD 18 (8.0%)
Depression score: PHQ-9 score (0–27) 7.00 [4.00, 9.75]
 With depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 9) 80 (35.7%(
 Without depression (PHQ-9 < 9) 144 (64.3%)
Social media addiction: S-MASS score (0–48) 22.74 ± 9.72
 With social media addiction (S-MASS ≥ 31) 50 )22.3%(
 Without social media addiction (S-MASS < 31) 174 )78.7%)
Game addiction: GAST score (0–48) 8.00 [2.00, 15.00]
 With game addiction (GAST ≥ 33 in male,≥24 in female) 10 (4.5%)
 Without game addiction (GAST < 33 in male, <24 in female) 214 )95.5%(
BMI (missing data = 1) 21.36 ± 3.14
 Underweight (BMI < 18.5) 35 )15.6%(
 Normal (BMI 18.0–22.9) 142 (63.4%)
 Overweight (BMI 23.0–24.9) 19 )8.5%(
 Obesity (BMI ≥ 25) 27 )12.1%(
Eating disorder risk: EAT-26 score (0–28) 7.00 [4.00, 11.00]
 With eating disorder risk (EAT-26 ≥ 20) 11 )4.9%)
 Without eating disorder risk (EAT-26 < 20) 213 (95.1%)
Sleep quality: PSQI global score (0–21) 10.00 [6.25, 14.00]
 Poor (PSQI global score > 5) 181 (80.8%)
 Good (PSQI global score ≤ 5) 43 (19.2%)
Perceived stress: PSS score (0–40) 16.96 ± 5.96
 High (PSS 27–40) 9 (4.0%)
 Moderate (PSS 14–26) 151 )67.4%(
 Low (PSS 0–13) 64 (28.6%(

BMI = body mass index (kg/m2), EAT-26 = eating attitude test, GAST = game addiction screening test, PHQ-9 = patient health questionnaire, PSQI = Pittsburgh sleep quality index, PSS = perceived stress scale, Q = quartile, SD = standard deviation, S-MASS = social-media addiction screening scale.