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Table 1 Comparison of the age and gender of the traditional and accelerated students in the pharmacology course

From: Reduced withdrawal and failure rates of accelerated nursing students enrolled in pharmacology is associated with a supportive intervention

 

Age (years)

  

Gender %F/%M

 

Year

Traditional

Accelerated

p-value

Traditional

Accelerated

2009

22.4 ± 0.4 (n = 246)

28.8 ± 0.8 (n = 146)

<0.0001

89/11

84/16

2010

25.6 ± 0.5 (n = 296)

29.8 ± 1.0 (n = 105)

<0.0001

85/15

78/22

2011

23.7 ± 0.5 (n = 254)

28.5 ± 0.5 (n = 197)

<0.0001

85/15

82/18

2012

25.4 ± 0.5 (n = 229)

29.0 ± 0.4 (n = 319)

<0.0001

90/10

84/16

  1. F female, M male
  2. p-value is for Students unpaired t-test for age of traditional and accelerated students
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