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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of second-year Harvard Medical students who responded to the survey

From: Nutrition attitudes and knowledge in medical students after completion of an integrated nutrition curriculum compared to a dedicated nutrition curriculum: a quasi-experimental study

 

PMN studentsa

ICN studentsb

p-value

Age in yearsc

26.8 (2.3)

26.9 (2.2)

0.85

% Male

43.1

35.1

0.49

% Hispanic

6.25

8.8

0.84

Ethnicityd (%)

   

   White

62.5

73.7

0.18

   Asian

28.1

15.8

0.19

   Black/African-American

6.25

7.0

0.88

   American Indian/Alaska Native

0

3.5

0.41

   Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0

0

-

   Other/Blank

6.25

7.0

0.88

Body mass indexc (kg/m2)

22.8 (3.7)

22.3 (2.5)

0.42

% with prior nutrition training

19.7

14.0

0.55

% planning a career in primary caree

40.9

42.1

0.96

  1. aPMN = dedicated Preventive Medicine and Nutrition course.
  2. bICN = integrated Introduction to Clinical Nutrition curriculum.
  3. cAge and body mass index presented as mean (standard deviation).
  4. dEthnicity may not equal 100% as individuals could select more than 1 category if applicable.
  5. ePercent planning a career in primary care calculated as those indicating a chosen field of family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatrics.