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Table 2 Comparison of scale mean scores on the basis of gender, age, academic qualifications and appointment type.

From: Tutoring in problem-based learning medical curricula: the influence of tutor background and style on effectiveness

Outcome variable

Scale

UE

CC

TO

AU

RC

CO

Overall Effectiveness

Gender

Female N = 57

23.3

20.5

10.8

13.0

17.4

20.2

3.4

 

Male N = 19

24.9

20.9

11.4

13.4

17.8

20.8

3.5

 

p-value

0.07

0.56

0.09

0.47

0.56

0.33

0.28

Age

20–39 N = 23

23.1

20.1

10.4

12.7

17.6

20.1

3.5

 

40+ N = 53

24.0

20.8

11.2

13.2

17.5

20.4

3.4

 

p-value

0.26

0.31

0.03

0.41

0.84

0.67

0.44

Qualifications

Clinical N = 15

25.9

21.5

11.3

13.7

18.6

20.9

3.6

 

Other N = 61

23.2

20.4

10.8

12.9

17.2

20.2

3.4

 

p-value

<0.01

0.19

0.30

0.21

0.05

0.27

0.21

Appointment

Casual N = 51

23.3

20.2

10.7

13.0

17.4

19.9

3.3

 

Staff N = 25

24.5

21.4

11.4

13.3

17.8

21.1

3.5

 

p-value

0.17

0.09

0.03

0.61

0.53

0.04

0.22