| Variable | Depression BDI≥14 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 4 | 2.6 | 0.027* | |
| Female | 24 | 7.9 | ||
| Age Year | ||||
| 20 or 21 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.190 | |
| 22 | 15 | 8.2 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 24 or 25 | 5 | 11.4 | ||
| 26 to 30 | 2 | 6.9 | ||
| more than 30 | 1 | 5.0 | ||
| Year in Medical School | ||||
| Fourth | 7 | 5.3 | 0.617 | |
| Fifth | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| Civil Status | ||||
| Single | 27 | 6.4 | 0.751 | |
| Married | 1 | 3.1 | ||
| Divorced | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Widow | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Household | ||||
| Alone | 9 | 12.2 | 0.037* | |
| Original family | 9 | 4.3 | ||
| Girl/boyfriend/husband/wife | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Friends/ colleagues | 10 | 7.2 | ||
| Smoker | ||||
| No | 24 | 6.0 | 0.797 | |
| Yes | 4 | 6.9 | ||
| Physical Health | ||||
| Poor | 4 | 57.1 | < 0.001† | |
| Average | 15 | 13.2 | ||
| Good | 9 | 2.7 | ||
| Economic Status | ||||
| Poor | 2 | 18.2 | 0.014* | |
| Average | 18 | 8.8 | ||
| Good | 8 | 3.3 | ||
| Belief in God | ||||
| No | 12 | 6.1 | 0.950 | |
| Yes | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| Specialty Intend To Choose | ||||
| Medical | 7 | 4.7 | 0.416 | |
| Surgical | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| Psychiatry | 1 | 9.1 | ||
| GP | 3 | 8.3 | ||
| Paediatrics | 5 | 10.9 | ||
| Obstetrics | 1 | 2.7 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | 12.0 | ||
| Ophthalmology/ORL | 1 | 6.7 | ||
| Psychiatric Disorder | ||||
| No | 13 | 3.3 | < 0.001† | |
| Yes | 15 | 25.9 | ||
| Psychiatry Diagnosis | ||||
| Depressive Disorder | 7 | 19.4 | 0.009† | |
| Anxiety Disorder | 2 | 15.4 | ||
| Other | 4 | 57.1 | ||
| Bipolar Disorder | 2 | 100 | ||
| Current/Past Psychopharmacology | ||||
| No | 15 | 3.7 | < 0.001† | |
| Yes | 13 | 26.5 | ||
*Statistically significant at p<0.05. †Statistically significant at p<0.01; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.
Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:354-363; doi: 10.5116/ijme.57f8.c468