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Table 3 Characteristics of study participants (n = 1365) with different levels of medical use of Wikipedia

From: Wikipedia – challenges and new horizons in enhancing medical education

Variable

Level of medical use of Wikipedia

P value

 

low (n = 456 (33%))

moderate (n = 751 (55%))

high (n = 158 (12%))

 

Sex

    

Male (n = 642)

162 (25%)

386 (60%)

94 (15%)

0.000

Female (n = 723)

294 (41%)

365 (50%)

64 (9%)

Age group

    

<20 (n = 300)

166 (55%)

81 (27%)

53 (18%)

0.063

20-25 (n = 901)

187 (21%)

614 (68%)

100 (11%)

>25 (n = 164)

103 (63%)

56 (34%)

5 (3%)

Stage of study

    

Pre-clinical (n = 751)

262 (35%)

418 (56%)

71 (9%)

0.024

Clinical (n = 614)

194 (32%)

333 (54%)

87 (14%)