The Correlation between Stress Levels among Undergraduate Medical Students and Their Motivation for Studying Medicine

Table 3

Distribution of medical students’ stress levels in terms of personal data.

Personal data	Stress level						value
	Normal		Mild to moderate stress		Severe stress
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Age in years
18–21	72	17.5	161	39.2	178	43.3	0.027
22–25	28	17.4	45	28.0	88	54.7
Gender
Male	67	24.5	122	44.5	85	31.0	0.001
Female	33	11.1	84	28.2	181	60.7
Academic year
Preclinical years	65	18.7	128	36.9	154	44.4	0.401
Clinical years	35	15.6	78	34.7	112	49.8

P: Pearson X² test; (significant).