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Table 2 Socio-demographic comparison between students on the PBL and non-PBL programmes

From: A comparison of course-related stressors in undergraduate problem-based learning (PBL) versus non-PBL medical programmes

Demographic

 

PBL

Non-PBL

Test Value

P-Value

  

N = 83

N = 197

(Chi-Squared if not otherwise specified)

 

Age

Median

22

20

Kolmogorov Smirnov Z 2.545

< 0.0001

 

IQR ¤

6

1

Mann Whitney U 5108.5

< 0.0001

 

Range

32 (19 - 51)

22 (19 - 41)

  

Sex

Male

28 (33.7%)

77 (39.1%)

0.714

0.398

 

Female

55 (66.3%)

120 (60.9%)

  

Previous degree

Yes

40 ( 48.2% )

33 ( 16.8% )

29.951

< 0.0001

 

No

43 ( 51.8% )

164 ( 83.2% )

  

International student

Yes

12 (14.5%)

18 (9.2%)

1.69

0.194

 

No

71 (85.5%)

178 (90.8%)

  

English as first language

Yes

70 ( 84.3% )

188 ( 95.9% )

11.236

0.001

 

No

13 ( 15.7% )

8 ( 4.1% )

  

Accommodation

UA ¤

4 ( 4.8% )

16 ( 8.1% )

22.446

< 0.0001

 

PRA ¤

59 ( 71.1% )

171 ( 86.8% )

  
 

FH ¤

7 ( 8.4% )

3 ( 1.5% )

  
 

Other

13 ( 15.7% )

7 ( 3.6% )

  

Physical illness

Yes

7 (8.4%)

22 (11.2%)

0.47

0.493

 

No

76 (89.6%)

175 (88.8%)

  

Mental illness

Never

74 (89.2%)

183 (92.9%)

1.097

0.578

 

Previous

3 (3.6%)

5 (2.5%)

  
 

Current

6 (7.2%)

9 (4.6%)

  

Recent life events

Yes

22 ( 26.8% )

31 ( 15.7% )

4.63

0.031

 

No

60 ( 73.2% )

166 ( 84.3% )

  

Financial stress

Yes

19 (22.9%)

38 (19.4%)

0.44

0.507

 

No

64 (77.1%)

158 (80.6%)

  
  1. ¤ Abbreviations: IQR = Interquartile Range; UA = University Accommodation; PRA = Private Rented Accommodation; FH = Family Home