Objective　To investigate the extent of statistics anxiety and explore its influencing factors among university students majoring in medicine. Methods　The statistics anxiety rating scale (STARS) was first translated into Chinese and modified until the reliability and validity were acceptable. Through online questionnaire

the Chinese version of STARS was used to measure the level of statistics anxiety for students enrolling in the course of Medical Statistics during autumn term 2018 to spring term 2019 in the medical college of a university. The collected data were managed and analyzed by SPSS 25.0. Results　A total of 562 students took part in the survey

and 500 questionnaires were eligible and included in the final analysis. The measurement of Chinese version of STARS showed quite good reliability and validity

with item score of the whole scale being (2.31 ± 0.65) points. The proportions of students with mild

moderate and severe statistics anxiety were 41%

56% and 3% respectively. Female students had higher extent of anxiety than male students

and undergraduates had higher extent of anxiety than postgraduates. The extent of anxiety of students with different majors from high to low were nursing > (dentistry

basic medicine and pharmacology) > (clinic medicine and public health) respectively. When controlling other factors

the influence of gender

student level and major on statistics anxiety was still statistically significant. Conclusion　Statistics anxiety is prevalent in medical college students. Professional teachers should pay more attention to students' psychological status

conduct targeted counseling to alleviate students' anxiety and help them to improve self-efficacy in statistics learning.