Sociodemographic disadvantage in the burden of stress and academic performance in medical school: implications for diversity in medicine

Table 6 Stress: Age 30 + vs. Under 30 at matriculation

Educational Milestone	Student status	N	Mean (SD)	P value	95% CI
Pre-Matriculation	Age 30 +	34	3.9 (2.7)	.33	-1.33 to 0.45
Pre-Matriculation	Under 30	324	4.4 (2.5)	.33	-1.33 to 0.45
End of preclinical phase	Age 30 +	27	6.6 (3.5)	.81	-1.34 to 1.05
End of preclinical phase	Under 30	267	6.7 (3.0)	.81	-1.34 to 1.05
End of third year clerkships	Age 30 +	25	6.5 (3.1)	.37	-1.97 to 0.74
End of third year clerkships	Under 30	206	7.1 (3.3)	.37	-1.97 to 0.74
Pre-Match	Age 30 +	13	6.2 (3.4)	.45	-1.03 to 2.31
Pre-Match	Under 30	126	5.5 (2.8)	.45	-1.03 to 2.31

Results of mean PSS-4 score comparison between students age 30 + vs. under 30 at matriculation
Abbreviations: N Number of study participants, SD Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval

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