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Table 5 Significant univariate effects (t-tests) of socio-demographic variables on UKCAT scores and Theme averages (Year 1 plus Year 2)

From: The value of the UK Clinical Aptitude Test in predicting pre-clinical performance: a prospective cohort study at Nottingham Medical School

Socio-demographic variable

Test parameter

Mean

SD

t

p

Sex

     

Male

UKCAT QR

654

51.5

3.24

0.001

Female

 

626

64.6

  

Male

Theme C

62

7.4

-3.42

0.001

Female

 

65

7.3

  

Male

Theme D

65

6.7

-3.40

0.001

Female

 

68

6.0

  

Domicile

     

Home (UK)

UKCAT VR

637

70.5

4.12

< 0.001

EU or Overseas

 

579

65.0

  

Home (UK)

UKCAT AR

644

71.6

3.38

0.001

EU or Overseas

 

594

72.2

  

Home (UK)

UKCAT Total score

2556

190.1

2.38

0.02

EU or Overseas

 

2461

231.8

  

Home (UK)

Theme C

65

7.3

2.91

0.004

EU or Overseas

 

60

7.7

  

Ethnicity

     

White

UKCAT VR

644

59.8

3.73 *

< 0.001

Non-White

 

600

86.5

  

White

UKCAT Total score

2571

171.5

2.10 *

0.04

Non-White

 

2502

235.1

  

White

Theme C

66

7.1

3.85 *

0.001

Non-White

 

61

7.5

  

Schooling

     

Selective

Theme C

63

7.3

- 2.52

0.01

Non-Selective

 

66

7.5

  

Selective

Theme D OSCE

63

9.8

- 2.2

0.03

Non-Selective

 

66

9.6

  
  1. Each socio-demographic variable was tested against all UKCAT scores and Theme averages but only the statistically significant values are shown.
  2. * Levene's test, unequal variances.