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Table 1 Demographic of participants

From: Predictors of quality of life of medical students and a comparison with quality of life of adult health care workers in Thailand

Medial students at Chiang Mai University

Health care workersa at Chiang Mai University Hospital

Number

1014

Number

3204

Mean age (SD)

20.8 (1.5)

Mean age (SD)

40.2 (10.7)

Year of medical school (%)

Age group (%)

 2nd year

23.8

 <30

21.1

 3rd year

22.0

 30–40

27.4

 4th year

21.9

 40–50

27.3

 5th year

13.7

 >50

24.1

 6th year

18.6

  

Female (%)

53.1

Female (%)

77.1

Parental occupationb (%)

Job positionsb (%)

 Health professionals

8.3

 Health professionals

62.9

 Non-health professionals

90.5

 Non health professionals

37.1

 Missing

1.2

 Missing

0

Monthly household income in baht (%)

Monthly household income in baht (%)

 <30,000

22.3

 <30,000

54.1

 30,000–60,000

34.6

 30,000–60,000

28.4

 60,000–90,000

19.7

 60,000–90,000

9.5

 >90,000

21.0

 >90,000

8.0

 Missing

2.4

 Missing

0

  1. aThe health care worker population includes all types of personnel employed by the university hospital which included doctors, dentists, nurses and lab technicians as well as a number of general workers
  2. bHealth professional include jobs such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapist and pharmacist where these occupations are involve with patient care and have professional licensing bodies; non health profession include jobs such as lawyers, administrative assistants and workers