Table 7 Comparison of mental health level of males and females in and after the postgraduate entrance examination (n = 613)

Postgraduate entrance examination stage

Female

334

1.28 ± 0.32

1.32 ± 0.31

1.19 ± 0.23

1.25 ± 0.32

1.20 ± 0.29

1.14 ± 0.25

1.24 ± 0.33

1.28 ± 0.33

1.13 ± 0.25

112.66 ± 24.48

1.92 ± 0.62

Male

279

1.22 ± 0.31

1.26 ± 0.31

1.18 ± 0.27

1.21 ± 0.32

1.18 ± 0.28

1.10 ± 0.21

1.19 ± 0.32

1.23 ± 0.31

1.11 ± 0.28

108.61 ± 24.13

1.73 ± 0.87

T value

2.7

2.54

0.54

1.38

0.96

2

2.2

2.17

0.95

2.05

3.12

P value

0.01

0.01

0.59

0.17

0.34

0.05 (0.046)

0.03

0.03

0.35

0.04

<0.01

At 6-month follow-up

Female

334

1.21 ± 0.22

1.26 ± 0.23

1.17 ± 0.19

1.17 ± 0.21

1.13 ± 0.18

1.10 ± 0.18

1.15 ± 0.22

1.20 ± 0.23

1.10 ± 0.21

107.24 ± 16.49

1.90 ± 0.54

Male

279

1.17 ± 0.20

1.25 ± 0.24

1.15 ± 0.20

1.16 ± 0.20

1.12 ± 0.15

1.10 ± 0.18

1.13 ± 0.19

1.20 ± 0.25

1.10 ± 0.22

105.47 ± 15.69

1.87 ± 0.63

T value

2.38

0.64

1.39

0.53

1.14

0.11

1.43

0.17

0.18

1.35

0.56

P value

0.02

0.52

0.16

0.6

0.26

0.92

0.15

0.87

0.86

0.18

0.58