Research Article

Relationship between Medical Students’ Perceived Stress and Gaming Behavior at King Saud University

Table 5

Perceived stress levels and students’ characteristics ().

Perceived stress levels value
Low ()Moderate ()High ()

Mean age (years)
21.5021.4620.96
Gender (%) (%) (%)
 Male1 (50.0%)9 (69.2%)159 (45.7%)0.246
 Female1 (50.0%)4 (30.8%)189 (54.3%)
Academic year (%) (%) (%)
 First year2 (15.4%)90 (25.9%)0.214
 Second year1 (50.0%)1 (7.7%)90 (25.9%)
 Third year4 (30.8%)87 (25.0%)
 Fourth year3 (23.1%)50 (14.4%)
 Fifth year1 (50.0%)3 (23.1%)31 (8.9%)
GPA (%) (%) (%)
 4.50-5.004 (30.8%)176 (50.6%)0.531
 4.00-4.492 (100.0%)7 (53.8%)114 (32.8%)
 3.50-3.992 (15.4%)46 (13.2%)
 3.00-3.4910 (2.9%)
  <32 (0.6%)
Monthly family income (%) (%) (%)
 5000-10,0002 (15.4%)32 (9.2%)0.468
 10,001-20,0002 (100.0%)3 (23.1%)64 (18.4%)
 20,001-30,0003 (23.1%)84 (24.1%)
 30,001-40,0002 (15.4%)50 (14.4%)
 40,001-50,0001 (7.7%)42 (12.1%)
  >500012 (15.4%)76 (21.8%)