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Table 1 QoL Scores for students per student’s characteristics

From: Quality of Life (QoL) among medical students in Saudi Arabia: a study using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument

Variables

N (%)

Physical Health

Psychological Health

Social Relationships

Environment

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Gender

 Male

308 (48.9%)

46.95 ± 14.57

0.083

64.87 ± 13.81

0.385

55.26 ± 23.95

0.678

67.48 ± 18.67

0.636

 Female

322 (51.1%)

44.98 ± 13.87

63.89 ± 14.70

56.06 ± 23.97

68.13 ± 16.09

Academic Year

 2nd Year

206 (32.7%)

44.87 ± 13.88

0.417

64.08 ± 14.57

0.885

55.95 ± 25.11

0.183

68.34 ± 17.99

0.690

 4th Year

208 (33.0%)

46.34 ± 14.60

64.26 ± 14.19

53.36 ± 23.36

66.97 ± 17.39

 Sixth Year

216 (34.3%)

46.58 ± 14.23

64.75 ± 14.11

57.63 ± 23.29

68.12 ± 16.85

GPA

 2.5 to 2.99

7 (1.1%)

46.57 ± 17.79

0.073

74.29 ± 8.34

0.013

63.29 ± 24.56

0.014

71.57 ± 19.05

0.262

 3.0 to 3.49

34 (5.4%)

47.38 ± 13.30

66.47 ± 15.22

60.35 ± 21.04

68.74 ± 18.51

 3.5 to 3.99

82 (13.0%)

47.85 ± 14.79

63.38 ± 14.14

52.01 ± 24.07

66.85 ± 16.76

 4.0 to 4.49

186 (29.5%)

43.45 ± 14.00

61.90 ± 14.14

51.78 ± 23.93

65.68 ± 17.60

 4.5 & above

321 (51.0%)

46.73 ± 14.15

65.61 ± 14.17

58.19 ± 23.88

69.11 ± 17.23