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Table 1 HAM-Nat results by demographic characteristics, all applicants who sat the HAM-Nat 2012–2015, n = 3511

From: Selection and academic success of medical students in Hamburg, Germany

 

n

zHAMNat

Mean

zHAMNat

SD

p(F)

Cohen’s d

Age

   

<.001

 

 Under 21

2248

−0.084

0.972

 

ref

 21 and older

1263

0.150

1.028

 

0.23

Gender

   

<.001

 

 Female

2296

−0.172

0.951

 

ref

 Male

1215

0.326

1.006

 

0.51

Nation

   

.048

 

 Germany

3388

0.006

0.994

 

ref

 Other nation

123

−0.175

1.120

 

−0.17

German is first language

   

<.001

 

 Yes

2760

0.066

0.987

 

ref

 No

529

−0.043

0.974

 

−0.11

 missing

222

−0.721

0.914

 

−0.83

Applicant/ parent1/ parent2 were born in

   

<.001

 

 Germany/ Germany/ Germany

2373

0.057

0.917

 

ref

 Germany/ for. Country/ Germany

314

0.035

0.961

 

−0.02

 Germany/ for. Country / for. Country

452

0.074

1.061

 

0.02

 for. Country / for. Country / for. Country

96

−0.050

1.027

 

−0.11

 missing, miscellaneous combinations

276

−0.649

1.362

 

−0.61

Parent’s education

   

<.001

 

 Both parents academic

1353

0.143

0.895

 

ref

 One parent academic

926

0.048

0.958

 

−0.10

 Both parents Abitur

194

−0.051

1.005

 

−0.20

 One parent Abitur

243

−0.100

0.943

 

−0.26

 No parent Abitur

535

−0.051

1.010

 

−0.20

 missing

260

−0.678

1.011

 

−0.86

If academic: Is parent a medical doctor?

   

.069

 

 At least one parent a medical doctor

830

0.154

1.004

 

ref

 At least one parent academic but not medical

1449

0.076

0.930

 

−0.08