Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participating medical students
Overall | 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | N | Mean or % | STD | N | Mean or % | STD | N | Mean or % | STD | N | Mean or % | STD | N | Mean or % | STD |
Age (years) | 432 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 127 | 23.7 | 2.12 | 110 | 25.0 | 2.6 | 108 | 25.8 | 2.3 | 87 | 26.6 | 2.1 |
Height (inches) | 430 | 67.3 | 4.1 | 127 | 67.5 | 4.2 | 109 | 66.5 | 4.2 | 107 | 67.7 | 3.8 | 87 | 67.3 | 3.9 |
Weight (lbs) | 432 | 149 | 29.7 | 127 | 150.9 | 28.7 | 110 | 144.8 | 29.8 | 108 | 151.1 | 30.4 | 87 | 148.9 | 29.9 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 430 | 23.0 | 3.1 | 127 | 23.1 | 3.0 | 109 | 22.8 | 3.2 | 107 | 23.0 | 3.4 | 87 | 22.9 | 2.9 |
PA (min/wk) | 432 | 167.3 | 133.4 | 127 | 171.2 | 122.5 | 110 | 163.8 | 127.7 | 108 | 153.4 | 142.1 | 87 | 183.5 | 144.7 |
FAV (serv/wk) | 432 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 127 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 110 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 108 | 4.9 | 3 | 87 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
Gender | |||||||||||||||
Males | 205 | 47.40% | 64 | 50.39% | 49 | 44.55% | 53 | 49.07% | 39 | 44.83% | |||||
Females | 227 | 52.60% | 63 | 49.61% | 61 | 55.45% | 55 | 50.93% | 48 | 55.17% | |||||
Degree Type | |||||||||||||||
MD | 275 | 63.70% | 78 | 61.42% | 69 | 62.73% | 71 | 65.74% | 57 | 65.52% | |||||
MD/MPH | 128 | 29.70% | 40 | 31.50% | 31 | 28.18% | 29 | 26.85% | 28 | 32.18% | |||||
Other | 29 | 6.70% | 9 | 7.09% | 10 | 9.09% | 8 | 7.41% | 2 | 2.30% | |||||
Specialty | |||||||||||||||
Non-PC | 259 | 59.95% | 67 | 52.76% | 64 | 58.18% | 72 | 66.67% | 56 | 64.37% | |||||
PC | 151 | 34.95% | 48 | 37.80% | 38 | 34.55% | 34 | 31.48% | 31 | 35.63% | |||||
Unsure | 22 | 5.09% | 12 | 9.45% | 8 | 7.27% | 2 | 1.85% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||