Table 1 Demographic characteristics and the tendency to migrate

Gender

 Female

210 (44.8%)

6.45 ± 2.66

0.027^a

 Male

259 (55.2%)

5.88 ± 2.92

Marital status

 Single

430 (91.5%)

6.16 ± 2.80

0.319^a

 Married

40 (8.5%)

5.69 ± 3.12

Educational phase

 Basic sciences

148 (31.4%)

6.32 ± 2.75

0.694^b

 Physiopathology

80 (16.9%)

5.87 ± 2.89

 clerkship

123 (26.1%)

6.15 ± 2.79

 Internship

121 (25.6%)

6.05 ± 2.92

Pre-university study region

 Region one

184 (39.7%)

6.76 ± 2.77

 < 0.001^b

 Region two

223 (48.0%)

5.84 ± 2.71

 Region three

57 (12.3%)

5.26 ± 3.00

Father’s academic degree

 doctorate and more

155 (33%)

6.69 ± 2.70

0.007^b

 Master

102 (21.7%)

6.31 ± 2.78

 Bachelor

109 (23.2%)

5.74 ± 2.77

 undergraduate

103 (22.1%)

5.60 ± 2.96

Mother’s academic degree

 doctorate and more

73 (15.5%)

7.36 ± 2.43

 < 0.001^b

 Master

78 (16.6%)

6.07 ± 2.47

 Bachelor

170 (36.1%)

6.20 ± 2.92

 undergraduate

150 (31.8%)

5.48 ± 2.89

Have first or second-degree relative living abroad

 None

230 (48.9%)

5.53 ± 2.88

 < 0.001^b

 One relative

87 (18.5%)

6.35 ± 2.56

 More than one relative

153 (32.6%)

6.92 ± 2.69

Foreign trip experience

 None

162 (34.4%)

5.38 ± 2.84

 < 0.001^b

 One or two

144 (30.6%)

6.15 ± 2.72

 More than two

165 (35%)

6.83 ± 2.73

Skills in English

 No

7 (1.5%)

5.42 ± 4.39

0.507^a

 Yes

465 (98.5%)

6.14 ± 2.80

Skills in French

 No

445 (94.3%)

6.05 ± 2.84

0.013^a

 Yes

27 (5.7%)

7.44 ± 2.20

Skills in Germany

 No

437 (92.6%)

5.96 ± 2.81

 < 0.001^a

 Yes

35 (7.4%)

8.25 ± 2.07

Skills in at least two foreign languages

 No

369 (78.3%)

5.87 ± 2.82

 < 0.001^a

 Yes

102 (21.7%)

7.05 ± 2.65

Published articles

 None

401 (85.3%)

5.96 ± 2.81

0.005^c

 One or two

52 (11.1%)

7.00 ± 2.63

 More than one

17 (3.6%)

7.41 ± 3.20

Iran’s National Elite Foundation membership

 No

287 (61.1%)

5.91 ± 2.89

0.039^a

 Yes

183 (38.9%)

6.46 ± 2.69