Student centered curricular elements are associated with a healthier educational environment and lower depressive symptoms in medical students

Table 3 A comparison of total DREEM scores by sex and year of study

Curriculum type	Year	Male			Female			Total			P value*
		N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
Traditional	First	166	99.51	19.67	73	103.38	17.37	239	100.69	19.04	NS
	Second	168	86.10	21.62	51	93.86	18.44	219	87.90	21.14	P < 0.05
	Total	334	92.76	21.71	124	99.47	18.36	458	94.58	21.04	P < 0.05
SBC	First	57	114.89	22.31	73	123.73	23.22	130	119.85	23.16	P < 0.05
	Second	79	112.38	22.23	65	123.09	24.63	144	117.22	23.87	P < 0.05
	Total	136	113.43	22.22	138	123.43	23.81	274	118.47	23.53	P < 0.05

*LEs improved in the Abdul Jabbar. cribed by Beck*.
*Results are based on two-sided tests assuming equal variances with significance level 0.05.

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