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Table 1 Characteristics associated with medical students’ burnout and (or) depressive symptoms

From: Overlap of burnout-depression symptoms among Chinese neurology graduate students in a national cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Burnout and Depressive Symptoms

P Value

B (−) and D (−) [271, 14.9%]

B (+) and D (−) [932, 51.4%]

B (−) and D (+) [27, 1.5%]

B (+) and D (+)[584, 32.2%]

Gender, Female

172a(63.5)

640a(68.8)

14a(51.9)

392a(67.2)

0.13

Academic year

    

<  0.01

 First-year, master’s degree

73a(27.7)

216a(23.6)

1a,b(4.3)

101b(17.7)

 

 Second-year, master’s degree

69a(26.1)

269a(29.4)

8a,b(34.8)

208b(36.4)

 

 Third-year, master’s degree

101a(38.3)

311a(34.0)

8a(34.8)

189a(33.1)

 

 First-year, doctor’s degree

7a(2.7)

43a(4.7)

3a(13.0)

26a(4.6)

 

 Second-year, doctor’s degree

8a(3.0)

37a(4.0)

3a(13.0)

26a(4.6)

 

 Third-year, doctor’s degree

6a(2.3)

40a(4.4)

0a(0.0)

22a(3.9)

 

Degree type

    

0.09

 Clinical practice

194a(72.7)

619a(67.9)

15a(57.7)

415a(72.7)

 

 Academic practice

73a(27.3)

292a(32.1)

11a(42.3)

156a(27.3)

 

Family income (yuan per month)

  

0.02

  <  5000

145a,b(53.7)

434b(46.8)

9a,b(33.3)

313a(54.1)

 

 5000–10,000

84a(31.1)

315a(33.9)

11a(40.7)

193a(33.3)

 

 10,000–15,000

22a(8.1)

103a(11.1)

5a(18.5)

46a(7.9)

 

  >  15,000

19a,b(7.0)

76b(8.2)

2a,b(7.4)

27a(4.7)

 

Scores of postgraduate entrance examination

  

<  0.01

  < 300

54a(23.2)

93b(11.5)

1a,b(4.3)

73a,b(15.6)

 

 300–330

84a(36.1)

380b(47.0)

9a,b(39.1)

225b(48.0)

 

 330–360

65a(27.9)

229a(28.3)

10a(43.5)

118a(25.2)

 

  > 360

30a(12.9)

106a(13.1)

3a(13.0)

53a(11.3)

 

Hours worked or studied per week (h)

   

0.05

  < 35

23a(8.6)

65a(7.0)

5a(18.5)

39a(6.7)

 

 35–45

68a(25.4)

221a(23.8)

7a(25.9)

132a(22.8)

 

 45–55

88a(32.8)

266a(28.6)

8a(29.6)

150a(25.9)

 

  > 55

89a(33.2)

377a,b(40.6)

7a,b(25.9)

259b(44.7)

 

Hours slept per day (h)

    

<  0.01

  < 6

30a,b(11.1)

96b(10.3)

3a,b(11.1)

95a(16.3)

 

 6–8

219a(80.8)

767a(82.5)

19a(70.4)

457a(78.3)

 

 8–10

22a,b(8.1)

67a,b(7.2)

5b(18.5)

32a(5.5)

 

Marital status, Married

58a(21.4)

136b(14.7)

7a,b(25.9)

101a,b(17.3)

0.03

Have children

65a(24.0)

289a,b(31.0)

11a,b(40.7)

223b(38.3)

<  0.01

Have worked part-time once

92a(34.5)

342a(36.8)

15a(55.6)

238a(41.0)

0.05

View on current medical environment

   

<  0.01

 Poor

116a(43.0)

493b(53.1)

8a,b(29.6)

426c(73.3)

 

 Neutral

145a(53.7)

414a(44.6)

17a(63.0)

135b(23.2)

 

 Good

9a(3.3)

21a(2.3)

2a(7.4)

20a(3.4)

 

Career choice regret

    

<  0.01

 With

75a(27.7)

408b(43.8)

9a,b(33.3)

353c(60.7)

 

 Neutral

43a(15.9)

191a(20.5)

4a(14.8)

91a(15.6)

 

 Without

153a(56.5)

332b(35.7)

14a,b(51.9)

138c(23.7)

 

Considered dropping out once

26a(9.6)

100a(10.8)

7a,b(25.9)

186b(32.2)

<  0.01

  1. B (+) Burnout positive; B (−) Burnout negative; D (+) Depressive symptoms positive; D (−) Depressive symptoms negative
  2. Subscript letters a, b, c: If the mark letters were the same between any two groups, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. If the two groups of markers had different letters, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant
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