Table 1 Demographic data of the participants (data in absolute values, percentage/%, median score (Md) and/or standard deviation/SD); “*”p < 0.05 (statistical significance in the intra-group evaluation); “**”p < 0.05% (statistical significance in relation to all respondents); “°°”p < 0.05% (statistical significance in relation to the intra-group-evaluation and all respondents)

Study year

184 (100)

63 (34.2)

72 (39.1)

49 (26.6)

Gender

 male

61 (33.2)

16 (25.4)*

29 (40.3)*

16 (32.7)

 female

123 (66.8)

47 (74.6)*

43 (59.7)

33 (67.3)

Age (y)

 Md

27.5

27

26

28

 SD

±3.26

±3.13

±3.27

±3.24

 min./max.

21/46

22/46

21/30

23/31

Living situation (n = 184)

 alone

72 (39.1)

31 (49.2)*

24 (33.3)

17 (34.7)

 with partner

29 (15.8)

7 (11.1)

7 (9.7)

15 (30.6)*

 Flat share

74 (40.2)

22 (34.9)

35 (48.6)

17 (34.7)

 with parents

6 (3.3)

2 (3.2)

4 (5.6)

0

 Other

3 (1.6)

1 (1.6)

2 (2.8)

0

Training request (n = 184)

 General practitioner/Internal Medicine

33 (17.9)

9 (14.3)

19 (26.4)*

6 (12.2)°°

 Anaesthesiology

 Surgery

12 (6.5)

4 (6.3)

4 (5.6)

4 (8.2)

 Paediatrics

19 (10.3)

3 (4.8)°°

9 (12.5)

7 (14.3)

 Other

11 (6.1)

4 (6.3)

4 (5.6)

3 (6.1)

 Unknown

39 (21.2)

14 (22.2)

12 (16.7)

12 (24.5)

70 (38)

29 (46)*

24 (33.3)

17 (34.7)

Religion (n = 184)

 Roman Catholic

112 (60.9)

28 (44.4)°°

51 (70.8)°°

33 (67.3)*

 Protestant/Lutheran

48 (26.1)

20 (31.7)*

16 (22.2)*

12 (24.5)

 Muslim

3 (1.6)

2 (3.2)

1 (1.4)

0

 Other

6 (3.3)

4 (6.3)

2 (2.8)

0

 None

15 (8.2)

9 (14.3)*

2 (2.8)°°

4 (8.2)

Belief (n = 184)

 Md

51.7

48.2

53.8

51.5

 SD

±30.5

±29.3

±31.5

±30.8

 Likert Scale min./max.

0/100

0/100

0/100

0/100