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Table 1 Pre-admission socio-demographic characteristics of the 2006 and 2007 cohorts

From: Can the 12-item general health questionnaire be used to identify medical students who might ‘struggle’ on the medical course? A prospective study on two cohorts

 

Entry cohort

Study group

Non-study group

Chi-square test, study vs non-study groups *

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

p

2006 entry

251

 

164

 

87

  

Gender

Males

94

37.5

61

37.2

33

37.9

NS

Females

157

62.5

103

62.8

54

62.1

Age group

Under 21

234

93.2

155

94.5

79

90.8

NS

21 or over

17

6.8

9

5.5

8

9.2

Domicile (as Fee status)

UK

211

84.1

137

83.5

74

85.1

NS

EU/OS

40

15.9

27

16.5

13

14.9

Ethnicity

White

168

66.9

116

70.7

52

59.8

NS

Non-White

80

31.9

46

28.0

34

39.1

Not declared

3

1.2

2

1.2

1

1.1

Last qualifications

Standard A levels

231

92.0

157

95.7

74

85.1

0.003 †

Non-standard qualifications

20

8.0

7

5.5

13

14.9

Not known

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

2007 entry

254

 

160

 

94

 

Gender

Males

100

39.4

65

40.6

35

37.2

NS

Females

154

60.6

95

59.4

59

62.8

Age group

Under 21

251

98.8

158

98.8

93

98.9

NS

21 or over

3

1.2

2

1.2

1

1.1

Domicile (as Fee status)

UK

222

87.4

140

87.5

82

87.2

NS

EU/OS

32

12.6

20

12.5

12

12.8

Ethnicity

White

160

63.0

106

66.3

54

57.4

NS

Non-White

76

29.9

42

26.3

34

36.2

Not declared

18

7.1

12

7.5

6

6.4

Last qualifications

Standard A levels

232

91.3

147

91.9

85

90.4

NS

Non-standard qualifications

19

7.5

12

7.5

7

7.4

Not known

3

1.2

1

0.6

2

.2

 
  1. * for bivariate categories, excluding any unknown values.
  2. X 2 = 8.83, Odds ratio = 3.94, 95% CI 1.51 to 10.29.