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Table 3 Average score on scales according to demographic variables

From: Medical students’ attitudes toward gay men

Variable

  

(Mean, Standard deviation)

  
  

Behavior

Persons

Civil rights

Male toughness

Age (years)

< 25

15.7 (10.1)

4.8 (1.4)

4.4 (2.5)

20.6 (7.6)

 

25-28

11.2 (6.7)

4.8 (2.0)

4.0 (2.0)

18.0 (7.9)

 

> 29

11.5 (6.0)

5.0 (2.0)

4.1 (2.1)

18.8 (7.6)

 

KW

35

18

4.5

62

 

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

0.034

<0.001

Gender

Male

15.1 (8.1)

5.3 (2.3)

4.5 (2.6)

23.6 (7.1)

 

Female

10.3 (6.7)

4.5 (1.4)

3.8 (1.7)

15.4 (6.5)

 

KW

9.7

1.8

2.3

4.1

 

p-value

0.0077

0.42

0.31

0.13

Race/Ethnicity

White

12.0 (7.5)

4.8 (1.8)

4.0 (1.9)

18.1 (7.8)

 

Asian

12.1 (7.4)

4.7 (1.6)

4.3 (2.6)

19.8 (8.3)

 

Other

12.8 (8.2)

4.9 (2.2)

4.1 (2.2)

19.1 (7.4)

 

KW

0.51

0.13

0.09

1.9

 

p-value

0.78

0.94

0.96

0.38