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Table 6 Anxiety prevalence 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

Levels of anxiety

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)

Normal < 8 (%)

42 (26.6%)

146 (51.8%)

24 (24.2%)

76 (43.2%)

18 (27.7%)

70 (66.0%)

Raised ≥8 < 11 (%)

41 (25.0%)

69 (24.5%)

20 (20.2%)

46 (26.1%)

21 (32.3%)

23 (21.7%)

Caseness ≥11 (%)

81 (49.4%)

67 (23.8%)

55 (55.6%)

54 (30.7%)

26 (40.0%)

13 (12.3%)

  1. Chi Square: All 37.380 p < 0.001; Female students: 17.070 p < 0.001; Male students: 26.866 p < 0.001