Table 1 Participant characteristics of year 1 and year 2 medical students
From: Student approaches for learning in medicine: What does it tell us about the informal curriculum?
| Â | Year 1 N (%) | Year 2 N (%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 323 (61.9) | 199 (38.1) | 522 (100.0) |
Mean Age | 24.2(18-54) | 24.9(21-47) | 24.5(18-54) |
   Young (18-24) | 224 (69.3) | 116 (58.3) | 340 (65.1) |
   Mid (25-29) | 67 (20.7) | 57 (28.6) | 124 (23.8) |
   Old (> 30) | 24 (7.4) | 18 (9.1) | 42 (8.0) |
   Missing | 8 (2.5) | 8 (4.0) | 16 (3.1) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 165 (51.1) | 94 (47.2) | 259 (49.6) |
   Female | 149 (46.1) | 98 (49.2) | 247 (47.3) |
   Missing | 9 (2.8) | 7 (3.5) | 16 (3.1) |
Country of Origin | Â | Â | Â |
   Australia | 207 (64.1) | 129 (64.8) | 336 (64.4) |
   Overseas | 109 (33.7) | 63 (31.7) | 172 (32.9) |
   Missing | 7 (2.2) | 7 (3.5) | 14 (2.7) |
Previous degree | Â | Â | Â |
   Biological science | 194 (60.1) | 109 (54.8) | 303 (58.0) |
   Health professions | 66 (20.4) | 36 (18.1) | 102 (19.5) |
   Physical science | 12 (5.2) | 6 (3.0) | 18 (3.4) |
   Non-science | 32 (9.9) | 15 (7.5) | 47 (9.0) |
   Missing | 19 (5.9) | 33 (16.6) | 52 (10.0) |