Table 2 A single-item measure of stress experienced since the shift to online learning and during traditional face-to-face learning, as reported by 7116 medical students across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in November 2020, sub-grouped by gender, medical class year, and medication usage

 Female

3583

2.10

1.234

1.88

1.239

< .0001

 Male

3533

1.56

1.195

1.52

1.185

.157

 Total

7116

1.83

1.244

1.70

1.226

Basic Students

< .001

 Preparatory Year

449

1.87

1.282

1.60

1.225

 1st Year

1089

2.01

1.214

1.72

1.196

 2nd Year

1059

1.92

1.236

1.77

1.225

 3rd Year

1220

1.92

1.259

1.87

1.229

 Total

3817

1.94

1.243

1.77

1.220

Clinical Students

.003

 4th Year

1292

1.80

1.241

1.73

1.270

 5th Year

1461

1.64

1.214

1.61

1.207

 Internship Year

546

1.66

1.252

1.40

1.152

 Total

3299

1.71

1.233

1.62

1.228

 No

6248

1.80

1.233

1.66

1.217

< .0001

 Yes

868

2.06

1.300

1.98

1.257

.192

 Total

7116

1.83

1.244

1.70

1.226