Table 2 The differences of students’ perceptions (self-reported Likert means) towards sleep deprivation and its relationship to academic performance according to gender, academic year and cGPA
Evaluative statement | Gender | Academic year | cGPA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 117) Mean (SD) | Female (n = 142) Mean (SD) | U test | p value* | 1st-year (n = 158) Mean (SD) | 3rd-year (n = 101) Mean (SD) | U test | P value* | High cGPA (n = 232) Mean (SD) | Low cGPA (n = 27) Mean (SD) | U test | P value* | |
Sleep deprivation negatively affects my academic performance | 4.0 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.9) | 7860 | 0.45 | 4.0 (1.0) | 4.1 (0.8) | 7866 | 0.85 | 4.0 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.8) | 3553 | 0.25 |
Sleep deprivation negatively affects my mood | 4.0 (0.9) | 4.2 (0.9) | 7466 | 0.16 | 4.0 (1.0) | 4.2 (0.8) | 7142 | 0.16 | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.1 (1.0) | 3149 | 0.97 |
Stress of mid-term exams leads me to sleep deprivation | 3.4 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.2) | 7284 | 0.09 | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.2) | 7197 | 0.18 | 3.5 (1.2) | 4.0 (1.0) | 3935 | 0.03* |
Stress of final exams leads me to sleep deprivation | 3.9 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.1) | 7606 | 0.24 | 3.9 (1.2) | 4.0 (1.1) | 7784 | 0.74 | 4.9 (1.2) | 4.6 (0.6) | 4293 | 0.00* |
The demanding medical curriculum leads me to sleep deprivation | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.9 (1.1) | 6761 | 0.01* | 3.6 (1.2) | 3.9 (1.0) | 6716 | 0.03* | 3.7 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.0) | 3653 | 0.16 |
I’m interested in curricular individual courses about healthy sleep | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.2) | 7644 | 0.27 | 3.3 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.1) | 7175 | 0.17 | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.1) | 3501 | 0.32 |
I’m interested in extracurricular activities about healthy sleep | 3.1 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.2) | 6995 | 0.03* | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.2 (1.2) | 7635 | 0.56 | 3.2 (1.2) | 4.0 (1.1) | 4307 | 0.00* |
My academic advisor counsels me about my sleep patterns | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.1) | 6684 | 0.01* | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.2 (1.1) | 7183 | 0.18 | 2.3 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.1) | 3290 | 0.67 |
I am knowledgeable about the healthy sleep patterns | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.7 (1.0) | 8238 | 0.91 | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.1) | 6978 | 0.09 | 3.6 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.8) | 3682 | 0.14 |