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Table 3 Relationship between the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit substances with the academic performance coefficient of 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

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE COEFFICIENT mean ± SD

p-value

Tobacco products

No (n = 35)

8.19 ± 0.47

0.0022

Yes (n = 32)

7.67 ± 0.70

Tobacco products—Intervention

No (n = 56)

8.06 ± 0.55

0.0011

Yes (n = 11)

7.31 ± 0.73

Alcohol

No (n = 6)

8.30 ± 0.47

0.1441

Yes (n = 61)

7.91 ± 0.65

Alcohol—Intervention

No (n = 53)

7.97 ± 0.61

0.5636

Yes (n = 14)

7.80 ± 0.76

Cannabis

No (n = 43)

8.11 ± 0.58

0.0020

Yes (n = 24)

7.63 ± 0.64

Cannabis—Intervention

No (n = 65)

7.99 ± 0.58

-

Yes (n = 2)

6.32 ± 0.22

Cocaine and crack

No (n = 64)

7.98 ± 0.61

0.0531

Yes (n = 3)

7.07 ± 0.86

Cocaine and crack—Intervention

No (n = 66)

7.96 ± 0.61

-

Yes (n = 1)

6.16 ± 0

Amphetamine-type stimulants

No (n = 55)

8.02 ± 0.60

0.0475

Yes (n = 12)

7.57 ± 0.75

Amphetamine-type stimulants—Intervention

No (n = 63)

7.98 ± 0.62

0.0626

Yes (n = 4)

7.31 ± 0.81

Inhalants

No (n = 53)

8.02 ± 0.60

0.0571

Yes (n = 14)

7.62 ± 0.74

Inhalants—Intervention

No (n = 65)

7.94 ± 0.65

-

Yes (n = 2)

7.77 ± 0.42

Sedatives and sleeping pills

No (n = 57)

8.00 ± 0.63

0.0138

Yes (n = 10)

7.51 ± 0.59

Sedatives and sleeping pills – Intervention

No (n = 58)

7.99 ± 0.63

0.0344

Yes (n = 9)

7.55 ± 0.62

Hallucinogens

No (n = 61)

7.96 ± 0.62

0.4509

Yes (n = 6)

7.68 ± 0.85

Hallucinogens—Intervention

No (n = 66)

7.94 ± 0.65

-

Yes (n = 1)

7.87 ± 0

Opioids

No (n = 65)

7.97 ± 0.61

-

Yes (n = 2)

7.02 ± 1.21

Opioids—Intervention

No (66)

7.94 ± 0.65

-

Yes (n = 1)

7.87 ± 0

  1. Mann–Whitney Test