Stress among Portuguese Medical Students: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Factors related with stress in medical students.

Determinants	OR (95%CI)	value
Male vs female	0.194 (0.115–0.328)	<0.001
Sleeps enough hours	0.586 (0.362–0.951)	0.030
Had/has mental illness	2.982 (1.717–5.192)	<0.001
Maintains a balanced diet	0.450 (0.259–0.783)	0.005
Able to manage time	0.391 (0.243–0.627)	<0.001
Social life satisfaction	0.471 (0.282–0.789)	0.004
Satisfaction with academic experience	0.535 (0.320–0.897)	0.018
Worries about the future	3.092 (1.794–5.329)	<0.001

Multivariate analysis of the dichotomic categorization (considering pathological stress levels equal or above 22 in the females and 20 in the males), using logistic regression adjusted for age, gender, and college. (CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; value was set at <0.05).