Table 1 Sociodemographic, health, and academic characteristics of the students who participated in the study (n = 402)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
University* | ||
 University 1 | 250 | 62.2 |
 University 2 | 114 | 28.4 |
 University 3 | 38 | 9.5 |
Discipline | ||
 Medicine | 350 | 87.1 |
 Dentistry | 52 | 12.9 |
Academic stage | ||
 Basic stage (1st–3rd year) | 197 | 49.0 |
 Clinical stage (4th–6th year) | 205 | 51.0 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 126 | 31.3 |
 Female | 276 | 68.7 |
Age (years) | ||
 < 21 | 174 | 43.3 |
 ≥ 21 | 228 | 56.7 |
Body mass index | ||
 < 24.9 | 271 | 67.4 |
 ≥ 24.9 | 131 | 32.6 |
Presence of chronic disease | ||
 No | 378 | 94.0 |
 Yes | 24 | 6.0 |
History of surgery | ||
 Yes | 78 | 19.4 |
 No | 324 | 80.6 |
History of trauma | ||
 Yes | 8 | 2.0 |
 No | 394 | 98.0 |
Employment | ||
 Yes | 14 | 3.5 |
 No | 388 | 96.5 |
Smoking | ||
 Yes | 65 | 16.2 |
 No | 337 | 83.8 |
Self-rated satisfaction with academic achievement | ||
 Not satisfied | 82 | 20.4 |
 Satisfied | 320 | 79.6 |
Self-rated stress | ||
 Low stress | 255 | 63.4 |
 High stress | 147 | 36.6 |
Number of study hours/day | ||
 < 5 | 177 | 44.0 |
 ≥ 5 | 225 | 56.0 |
Self-rated satisfaction with the financial status | ||
 Not satisfied | 149 | 37.1 |
 Satisfied | 253 | 62.9 |
Self-rated satisfaction with the social life | ||
 Not satisfied | 125 | 31.1 |
 Satisfied | 277 | 68.9 |