Table 1 Description of the participants
From: Medical school admission test: advantages for students whose parents are medical doctors?
Participants in summer 2014: n = 183 | Physician in the family | No physician in the family | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants who completed questionnaire: n = 182 | 80 (44%) | 102 (56%) | p | test |
female (%) | 58 (73) | 77 (76) | 0.65 | chi-square |
mean age (SD) | 20,1 (2,18) | 20,4 (2,21) | 0.36 | t-test |
previous medical training* (%) | 19 (24) | 18 (18) | 0.31 | chi-square |
final school exam abroad (%) | 4 (5) | 7 (7) | 0.60 | chi-square |
accepted into university (%) | 40 (50) | 55 (54) | 0.6 | chi-square |
registered in summer 2014 (%) | 34 (85) | 42 (76) | 0.3 | chi-square |
Participants accepted into university n = 95 | n = 40 (42%) | n = 55 (58%) | ||
female (%) | 33 (83) | 43 (78) | 0.60 | chi square |
mean age (SD) | 19,7 (2,0) | 20,3 (2,49) | 0.23 | t-test |
previous medical training* (%) | 6 (15) | 5 (9) | 0.37 | chi square |
final school exam abroad (%) | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | 0.76 | chi square |