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Table 1 Sociodemographic and academic characteristics by the academic year of medical students

From: The prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among first-year and fifth-year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

 

First-year

(N = 87)

Fifth-year

(N = 95)

Total

(N = 182)

p-value

Age

19.1 ± 1.1

23.1 ± 0.6

21.2 ± 2.2

 < 0.001

Gender

 Male

54 (62.1%)

46 (48.4%)

100 (54.9%)

0.065

 Female

33 (37.9%)

49 (51.6%)

82 (45.1%)

 

GPA

 3.00 to 3.99

3 (3.4%)

27 (28.4%)

30 (16.5%)

 < 0.001

 4.00 to 4.49

11 (12.6%)

27 (28.4%)

38 (20.9%)

 

 4.50 to 5.00

73 (83.9%)

41 (43.2%)

114 (62.6%)

 

Previously failed academic years

 No

85 (97.7%)

86 (90.5%)

171 (94.0%)

0.042

 Yes

2 (2.3%)

9 (9.5%)

11 (6.0%)

 

Current psychological therapy

 No

74 (85.1%)

70 (73.7%)

144 (79.1%)

0.059

 Yes

13 (14.9%)

25 (26.3%)

38 (20.9%)

 

Currently living status

 Alone

3 (3.4%)

11 (11.6%)

14 (7.7%)

0.037

 With family

82 (94.3%)

84 (88.4%)

166 (91.2%)

 

 Others

2 (2.3%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.1%)

 

Weekly physical activity

 Not active

26 (29.9%)

15 (15.8%)

41 (22.5%)

0.009

 Lightly active

36 (41.4%)

39 (41.1%)

75 (41.2%)

 

 Moderately active

16 (18.4%)

36 (37.9%)

52 (28.6%)

 

 Very Active

9 (10.3%)

5 (5.3%)

14 (7.7%)

 

Sleep hours per day

 < 7

37 (42.5%)

32 (33.7%)

69 (37.9%)

0.356

 7–9

45 (51.7%)

59 (62.1%)

104 (57.1%)

 

 > 9

5 (5.7%)

4 (4.2%)

9 (4.9%)

 

Social status

 Single

86 (98.9%)

92 (96.8%)

178 (97.8%)

0.622

 Engaged/married

1 (1.1%)

3 (3.2%)

4 (2.2%)

 

Smoking statusa

 Never

73 (83.9%)

73 (76.8%)

146 (80.2%)

0.547

 Previous

2 (2.3%)

3 (3.2%)

5 (2.7%)

 

 Current

12 (13.8%)

19 (20.0%)

31 (17.0%)

 
  1. aIncluding Vape, hookah, etc.