Table 2 Subjective and objective numeracy scores (median, 95% confidence interval) among students from the Faculty of Social Sciences and students of the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth year of medical studies (N = 272)
From: Health numeracy skills of medical students:cross-sectional and controlled before-and-after study
Numeracy test | Sociology (n = 27) | Medicine 1st year (n = 59) | Medicine 3rd year (n = 54) | Medicine 4th year (n = 52) | Medicine 5th year (n = 39) | Medicine 6th year (n = 46) | P† | BF10‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjectivea | 3.5 (3.1 to 3.6) § | 4.8 (4.6 to 5.0) | 4.6 (4.4 to 4.9) ‖ | 4.9 (4.7 to 5.2) | 5.0 (4.9 to 5.1) | 5.0 (4.9 to 5.1) | < 0.001 | 2.758 × 1015 |
Objectivea | 15.0 (15.0 to 16.0) # | 17.0 (15.0 to 17.0)** | 17.0 (16.0 to 17.0) ‖ | 18.5 (17.0 to 19.0) | 19.0 (18.0 to 20.0) | 19.0 (18.0 to 19.0) | < 0.001 | 2.359 × 1010 |