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Table 3 Depression scores amongst students differing in proximity of final exams

From: When investigating depression and anxiety in undergraduate medical students timing of assessment is an important factor - a multicentre cross-sectional study

HADS-D

All

Females

Males

Timing of Final Exams

Imminent (n = 164)

Not Imminent (n = 282)

Imminent (n = 99)

Not Imminent (n = 176)

Imminent (n = 65)

Not Imminent (n = 106)

Mean (SD) Median

5.80 (3.732) 5.50

3.37 (3.103) 3.00

5.86 (3.788) 6.00

3.40 (3.150) 3.00

5.71 (3.673) 5.00

3.32 (3.038) 3.00

  1. Skew: 0.975 Kurtosis:0.741
  2. All students: Mann Whitney U: U = 13,807, z = −7.136, p < 0.001, r (effect size) 0.338
  3. Female students: Mann Whitney U: U = 5213, z = −5.556, p < 0.001, r (effect size) 0.335
  4. Male students: Mann Whitney U: U = 2051.5, z = −4.459, p < 0.001, r (effect size) 0.341
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