Table 2 Summary of medical school performance indicators for cases (n = 89) and controls (n = 343)
From: Residents in difficulty—just slower learners? a case–control study
Variable | Residents in difficulty n | Controls n | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
- Female | 59 | 208 | 0.956 |
- Male | 30 | 135 | |
Admission age (years) | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 21.94 | Mean 21.67 | 0.270 | |
SD 1.74 | SD 2.13 | ||
Graduation year (calendar year) | 89 | 343 | |
Median 2004 | Median 2004 | 0.322 | |
Range 1978–2011 | Range 1978–2011 | ||
Year 1 re-examinations | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 0.11 | Mean 0.15 | 0.457 | |
SD 0.35 | SD 0.42 | ||
Year 1 & 2 re-examinations | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 0.45 | Mean 0.43 | 0.832 | |
SD 0.71 | SD 0.85 | ||
Total re-examinations | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 3.01 | Mean 2.01 | 0.032 | |
SD 4.71 | SD 3.28 | ||
Medical school grades (Danish 7-point scale) | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 7.17 | Mean 7.34 | 0.320 | |
SD 1.44 | SD 1.39 | ||
Range 4.89–10.30 | Range 3.88–11.13 | ||
Completion time (years) | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 7.56 | Mean 7.19 | 0.013 | |
SD 1.33 | SD 1.19 | ||
Year 1 dispensations | 89 | 343 | |
Mean 0.04 | Mean 0.05 | 0.883 | |
SD 0.03 | SD 0.01 | ||
Total dispensations | 89 | 89 | |
Mean 0.44 | Mean 0.34 | 0.362 | |
SD 0.95 | SD 0.95 | ||
Poor organizational skills | |||
- No | 89 | 333 | 0.097 |
- Yes | 0 | 10 | |
Pregnancy | |||
- No | 85 | 324 | 0.469 |
- Yes | 4 | 19 | |
Family problems | |||
- No | 86 | 339 | 0.157 |
- Yes | 3 | 4 | |
Impairment | |||
- No | 86 | 338 | 0.215 |
- Yes | 3 | 5 | |
Academic problems | |||
- No | 87 | 336 | 0.584 |
- Yes | 2 | 7 | |
Illness | |||
- No | 85 | 329 | 0.527 |
- Yes | 4 | 14 | |
Study plan deviations | |||
- None | 82 | 328 | 0.497 |
- Positive | 3 | 5 | |
- Neutral | 3 | 6 | |
- Negative | 1 | 4 | |
Merits | |||
- No | 83 | 328 | 0.249 |
- Yes | 6 | 15 |