Values of QoL, MSQoL, WHOQOL-BREF and VERAS-Q
| Questionnaire | Females | Males | p Value | No PA | Low PA | Moderate PA | High PA | Total |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| QoL self-assessment—general | 7.81 (1.28) | 7.93 (1.26) | 0.093 | 7.49 (1.32) | 7.83 (1.24) | 8.08 (1.21) | 8.25 (1.10) | 7.9 (1.27) |
| QoL self-assessment—medical course | 6.50 (1.46) | 6.53 (1.66) | 0.716 | 6.15 (1.58) | 6.57 (1.49) | 6.69 (1.55) | 6.85 (1.46) | 6.5 (1.56) |
| WHOQOL-BREF—physical health | 63.36 (14.75) | 67.31 (14.38) | <0.001 | 62.28 (14.80) | 64.66 (13.47) | 65.85 (14.24) | 69.20 (14.47) | 65.2 (14.70) |
| WHOQOL-BREF—psychological | 59.54 (15.96) | 64.16 (15.03) | <0.001 | 57.55 (15.74) | 61.84 (15.21) | 63.22 (15.06) | 66.49 (14.77) | 61.7 (15.69) |
| WHOQOL-BREF—social relations | 63.39 (19.51) | 63.76 (20.32) | 0.733 | 59.91 (20.12) | 61.95 (18.13) | 65.54 (19.62) | 67.87 (19.44) | 63.6 (19.89) |
| WHOQOL-BREF—environment | 63.69 (14.00) | 63.97 (14.19) | 0.712 | 59.91 (14.26) | 64.55 (12.53) | 65.40 (13.78) | 67.92 (13.21) | 63.8 (14.08) |
| VERAS-Q—time management | 31.93 (7.74) | 33.75 (7.88) | <0.001 | 30.73 (7.38) | 32.55 (7.98) | 33.79 (7.82) | 35.04 (7.77) | 32.8 (7.85) |
| VERAS-Q—psychological | 33.26 (7.11) | 34.63 (7.11) | <0.001 | 32.47 (7.00) | 34.12 (6.54) | 34.27 (7.37) | 35.61 (6.97) | 33.9 (7.14) |
| VERAS-Q—physical health | 22.11 (5.01) | 23.31 (5.29) | <0.001 | 19.59 (4.23) | 21.73 (4.44) | 23.95 (4.43) | 26.46 (4.34) | 22.7 (5.18) |
| VERAS-Q—learning environment | 45.75 (7.33) | 46.39 (7.36) | 0.111 | 44.80 (7.28) | 46.48 (6.98) | 46.47 (7.52) | 47.34 (7.19) | 46.0 (7.35) |
| VERAS-Q—global | 133.04 (22.13) | 138.07 (22.22) | <0.001 | 127.59 (20.63) | 134.89 (19.70) | 138.47 (22.62) | 144.45 (21.42) | 135.4 (22.31) |
| Years of medical course | N (%) | N (%) | - | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| First and second years | 248 (54.0%) | 211 (46.0%) | - | 186 (40.5%) | 52 (11.3%) | 107 (23.3%) | 114 (24.8%) | 459 (34.0%) |
| Third and fourth years | 259 (52.7%) | 232 (47.3%) | - | 182 (37.0%) | 48 (9.7%) | 113 (23.0%) | 148 (30.1%) | 491 (36.4%) |
| Fifth and sixth years | 207 (51.8%) | 193 (48.3%) | - | 166 (41.5%) | 45 (11.3%) | 83 (20.8%) | 106 (26.5%) | 400 (29.6%) |
| Females | - | - | - | 329 (46.0%) | 88 (12.3%) | 147 (20.5%) | 150 (21.0%) | 714 (52.9%) |
| Males | - | - | - | 206 (32.3%) | 56 (8.8%) | 156 (24.5%) | 218 (34.2%) | 636 (47.1%) |
| Total | 714 (52.9) | 636 (47.1%) | - | 534 (40.0%) | 145 (10.7) | 303 (22.4) | 368 (27.2) | 1350 (100%) |
MSQoL, medical school-related quality of life; PA, physical activity; QoL, quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF, WHO QoL questionnaire-short form.