Table 2 Characteristics of medical students according to the Social Phobia Inventory score, Saudi Arabia, N = 5896
Characteristics | Social Phobia Inventory | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Absent N (%) 2892 (49.05) | Present N (%) 3004 (50.94) | ||
Age (µ, SD) | 22.53 (1.63) | 22.34 (1.72) |  < 0.001 |
Sex | Â | 0.03 | |
Males | 1338 (50.57) | 1308 (49.43) | |
Females | 1554 (47.82) | 1696 (52.18) | |
Marital status | Â | 0.02 | |
Single | 2487 (49.21) | 2567 (50.79) | |
Married | 325 (51.02) | 312 (48.98) | |
Divorced | 57 (38.51) | 91 (61.49) | |
Widowed | 23 (40.35) | 34 (59.65) | |
Total family income | Â | 0.09 | |
 < 10,000 SR | 1019 (48.73) | 1072 (51.27) | |
10,000 – 20,000 | 1069 (47.77) | 1169 (52.23) | |
 > 20,000 | 804 (51.31) | 763 (48.69) | |
Year of study | Â | 0.11 | |
Second year | 499 (45.82) | 590 (54.18) | |
Third year | 491 (47.82) | 536 (52.19) | |
Fourth year | 606 (50.50) | 594 (49.50) | |
Fifth year | 537 (50.52) | 526 (49.84) | |
Sixth year | 420 (51.28) | 399 (48.72) | |
Internship | 339 (48.57) | 359 (51.43) | |
Previously failed |  |  < 0.001 | |
No | 2308 (52.09) | 2123 (47.91) | |
Yes | 584 (39.86) | 881 (60.14) | |
Last known GPA‡ |  |  < 0.001 | |
A | 1299 (50.66) | 1265 (49.34) | |
B | 990 (52.49) | 896 (47.51) | |
C | 503 (43.44) | 655 (56.56) | |
D | 93 (36.76) | 160 (63.24) | |
F | 07 (20.00) | 28 (80.00) | |
Method of college teaching |  |  < 0.001 | |
Problem based learning | 1979 (50.98) | 1903 (49.02) | |
Non-Problem based or Traditional learning | 913 (45.33) | 1101 (54.67) | |
Type of college |  |  < 0.001 | |
Governmental | 2486 (50.50) | 2437 (49.50) | |
Private | 406 (41.73) | 567 (58.27) | |