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Table 3 PCS and MCS according to sociodemographic and general characteristics

From: Epworth sleepiness scale in medical residents: quality of sleep and its relationship to quality of life

 

n (%)

PCS Median [Q1–Q3]

p value d

MCS Median [Q1–Q3]

p value d

Age (per years)

 ≤ 28

60 (59.4)

70.4[50.2–87.4]

0.849 e

41.0[28.3–61.9]

0.424 e

 > 28

41(40.6)

72.0[52.5–85.0]

44.3[33.0–65.5]

Sex

 Male

86 (85.1)

71.6[51.7–87.1]

0.369 e

45.3[32.2–64.6]

0.006 e

 Female

15 (14.9)

62.0[49.5–80.0]

28.0[20.3–41.5]

Marital status

 Married

48(47.5)

57.5[48.9–87.1]

0.570 e

41.5[31.3–62.6]

0.957 e

 Unmarried

53(52.5)

72.0[52.3–86.0]

44.0[28.1–64.0]

Governorate a

 North

79(78.2)

72.0[52.5–85.8]

 

42.0[28.3–62.0]

0.020 f

 Central

5(5.0)

48.3[36.6–82.9]

 

24.0[17.4–37.5]

 South

17(16.8)

70.0[46.9–89.8]

0.512 f

59.0[35.3–70.1]

Living with family

 Yes

79(78.2)

72.0[52.0–87.0]

0.103 e

44.8[28.3–65.3]

0.248 e

 No

22(21.8)

58.5[45.9–77.5]

39.0[28.4–49.9]

Body mass index b

 Underweight/normal

39(38.6)

70.8[51.3–88.3]

0.368 f

41.5[27.0–64.5]

0.899 f

 Overweight

50(49.5)

73.5[52.5–86.6]

42.6[32.1–63.1]

 Obese

12(11.9)

56.3[47.4–78.0]

43.6[31.8–61.9]

Weight change during residency

 Increased

39(38.6)

72.5[49.5–88.3]

0.238 f

49.5[32.0–67.3]

0.147 f

 Decreased

27(26.7)

59.5[48.3–80.8]

36.3[26.3–59.0]

 No change

35(34.7)

72.0[52.5–88.8]

44.8[32.0–65.3]

Place of graduation c

     

 Local

28(27.7)

70.0[51.6–86.7]

0.085 f

41.4[26.4–57.6]

0.130 f

 Regional

52(51.5)

64.4[47.1–82.8]

40.4[28.3–64.1]

 Western

21(20.8)

82.5[62.6–90.4]

51.3[40.4–68.9]

Working department

 General surgery

23(22.8)

62.5[50.0–86.3]

0.156 f

38.3[26.0–53.8]

0.585 f

 Internal medicine

11(10.9)

87.0[60.8–90.0]

 

54.0[32.0–73.0]

 

 Paediatrics

22(21.8)

59.1[48.4–78.4]

 

43.4[30.9–58.4]

 

 Gynecology and obstetrics

14(13.9)

69.8[47.5–80.6]

 

35.9[27.8–65.6]

 

 Anaesthesia

11(10.9)

85.8[74.5–95.0]

 

49.5[40.8–64.8]

 

 Radiology

7(6.9)

72.0[52.5–83.3]

 

38.5[26.3–72.8]

 

 Orthopaedics

13(12.9)

70.8[52.3–89.4]

 

48.8[35.4–67.0]

 

Residency years (per years)

 ≤ 1

37(36.6)

72.0[50.4–88.1]

 

47.8[30.8–65.0]

0.196 e

 > 1

64(63.4)

68.8[51.3–85.0]

0.617 e

41.0[28.3–58.1]

 

Years of experience (per years)

 ≤ 2

33(32.7)

72.0[51.0–88.1]

 

54.0[30.8–66.3]

0.149 f

 3–4

41(40.6)

60.8[49.1–82.5]

0.116 f

40.0[28.3–53.5]

 > 4

27(26.7)

75.8[52.5–88.8]

 

41.0[27.8–71.0]

  1. n frequency, % percentage, PCS physical composite score, MCS mental composite score
  2. a Governorates: North (Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Salfit, Tubas), Central (Jerusalem, Ramallah), South (Bethlehem, Hebron)
  3. b Body mass index: Underweight/normal (≤24), overweight (> 24 – < 30), obese (≥30)
  4. c Place of graduation: Local (Palestine), regional (Arab-world countries other than Palestine), western (remaining countries worldwide)
  5. d The p-value is bold where it is less than the significance level cut-off of 0.05
  6. e Statistical significance of differences calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test
  7. f Statistical significance of differences calculated using the Kruskal–Wallis test