Impact of the use of illicit and licit substances and anxiety disorders on the academic performance of medical students: a pilot study

Ferreira, Pedro Marques; Alves, Rauni Jandé Roama; Zantut-Wittmann, Denise Engelbrecht

doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03752-6

Table 1 Relation between State and Trait anxiety and prior licit and illicit substances use by medical students

From: Impact of the use of illicit and licit substances and anxiety disorders on the academic performance of medical students: a pilot study

Presence of substance use—ASSIST		STAI-State mean ± SD	p-value	STAI-Trait mean ± SD	p-value
Tobacco products	No (n = 35)	47.37 ± 11.25	0.5279	46.94 ± 11.97	0.2274
Tobacco products	Yes (n = 32)	48.41 ± 8.88	0.5279	50.69 ± 12.61	0.2274
Tobacco products – Intervention	No (n = 56)	47.13 ± 10.47	0.1300	47.23 ± 12.10	0.0276
Tobacco products – Intervention	Yes (n = 11)	51.64 ± 7.43	0.1300	56.36 ± 11.02	0.0276
Alcohol	No (n = 6)	47.67 ± 13.76	0.8696	45.50 ± 16.67	0.4381
Alcohol	Yes (n = 61)	47.89 ± 9.85	0.8696	49.05 ± 11.96	0.4381
Alcohol – Intervention	No (n = 53)	47.47 ± 10.49	0.4075	48.60 ± 12.72	0.7998
Alcohol – Intervention	Yes (n = 14)	49.36 ± 8.82	0.4075	49.21 ± 11.18	0.7998
Cannabis	No (n = 43)	47.40 ± 10.69	0.4544	46.37 ± 11.47	0.0466
Cannabis	Yes (n = 24)	48.71 ± 9.19	0.4544	52.96 ± 12.93	0.0466
Cannabis—Intervention	No (n = 65)	47.83 10.26	-	48.46 12.31	-
Cannabis—Intervention	Yes (n = 2)	49.00 5.66	-	57.50 13.44	-
Cocaine and crack	No (n = 64)	47.78 ± 10.31	0.5262	48.58 ± 12.57	0.5165
Cocaine and crack	Yes (n = 3)	49.67 ± 5.69	0.5262	52.00 ± 4.58	0.5165
Cocaine and crack—Intervention	No (n = 66)	47.91 ± 10.20	-	48.74 ± 12.43	-
Cocaine and crack—Intervention	Yes (n = 1)	45.00 ± 0	-	48.00 ± 0	-
Amphetamine-type stimulants	No (n = 55)	47.00 ± 10.25	0.1369	46.89 ± 11.69	0.0151
Amphetamine-type stimulants	Yes (n = 12)	51.83 ± 8.89	0.1369	57.17 ± 12.13	0.0151
Amphetamine-type stimulants—Intervention	No (n = 63)	47.14 ± 9.73	0.0379	47.76 ± 11.84	0.0236
Amphetamine-type stimulants—Intervention	Yes (n = 4)	59.25 ± 10.78	0.0379	64.00 ± 10.80	0.0236
Inhalants	No (n = 53)	47.00 ± 10.63	0.1166	47.49 ± 12.17	0.1185
Inhalants	Yes (n = 14)	51.14 ± 7.35	0.1166	53.43 ± 12.22	0.1185
Inhalants—Intervention	No (n = 65)	47.40 ± 9.86	-	48.11 ± 11.98	-
Inhalants—Intervention	Yes (n = 2)	63.00 ± 8.49	-	69.00 ± 2.83	-
Sedatives and sleeping pills	No (n = 57)	47.49 ± 10.51	0.3540	47.12 ± 12.28	0.0103
Sedatives and sleeping pills	Yes (n = 10)	50.00 ± 7.66	0.3540	57.90 ± 8.17	0.0103
Sedatives and sleeping pills – Intervention	No (n = 58)	47.64 ± 10.48	0.5397	47.29 ± 12.24	0.0163
Sedatives and sleeping pills – Intervention	Yes (n = 9)	49.33 ± 7.81	0.5397	58.00 ± 8.66	0.0163
Hallucinogens	No (n = 61)	47.70 ± 10.16	0.7928	48.21 ± 12.06	0.3211
Hallucinogens	Yes (n = 6)	49.50 ± 10.60	0.7928	54.00 ± 14.99	0.3211
Hallucinogens—Intervention	No (n = 66)	47.86 ± 10.20	-	48.70 ± 12.42	-
Hallucinogens—Intervention	Yes (n = 1)	48.00 ± 0	-	51.00 ± 0	-
Opioids	No (n = 65)	47.91 ± 10.28	-	48.71 ± 12.52	-
Opioids	Yes (n = 2)	46.50 ± 2.12	-	49.50 ± 2.12	-
Opioids—Intervention	No (66)	47.86 ± 10.20	-	48.70 ± 12.42	-
Opioids—Intervention	Yes (n = 1)	48.00 ± 0	-	51.00 ± 0	-

Mann–Whitney Test

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