Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (N = 672) and all medical students in the target population (N = 4178). The p-values refer to a Chi-squared test between respondents and non-respondents, excluding potential missing values
Variable | Participants | Target population | Response rates and p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
All | 672 (100.0) | 4178 (100.0) | 16.1% |
University | p < 0.001 | ||
AAU | 64 (9.5) | 406 (9.7) | 15.8% |
AU | 213 (31.7) | 1306 (31.3) | 16.3% |
KU | 164 (24.4) | 1552 (37.1) | 10.6% |
SDU | 231 (34.4) | 914 (21.9) | 25.3% |
Sex | p < 0.001 | ||
Male | 165 (24.6) | 1407 (33.7) | 11.7% |
Female | 507 (75.4) | 2771 (66.3) | 18.3% |
Age categories | p = 0.30 | ||
18–24 years old | 434 (64.6) | 2610 (62.5) | 16.6% |
25 + | 238 (35.4) | 1544 (37.0) | 15.4% |
Educational year | p = 0.18 | ||
1st | 280 (41.7) | 1624 (38.9) | 17.2% |
3rd | 212 (31.5) | 1326 (31.7) | 16.0% |
6th | 180 (26.8) | 1228 (29.4) | 14.7% |
Living situation | |||
Alone | 177 (26.3) | ||
With spouse/partner | 238 (35.4) | ||
With others | 257 (38.2) | ||
Parental status: children | |||
Yes | 32 (4.8) | ||
No | 640 (95.2) | ||
Specialty preference | |||
General practice | 111 (16.5) | ||
Anesthesiology | 46 (6.8) | ||
Dermatology and venerology | 8 (1.2) | ||
Endocrinology | 13 (1.9) | ||
Gynecology/obstetrics | 52 (7.7) | ||
Infection medicine | 10 (1.5) | ||
Cardiology | 14 (2.1) | ||
Surgery | 46 (6.8) | ||
Neurosurgery | 14 (2.1) | ||
Neurology | 19 (2.8) | ||
Oncology | 8 (1.2) | ||
Ortopedic surgery | 23 (3.4) | ||
Psychiatry | 23 (3.4) | ||
Pediatrics | 64 (9.5) | ||
Thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery | 9 (1.3) | ||
Less frequent category, N < 10 | 67 (10.0) | ||
Missing | 145 (21.6) | ||