Table 3 Frequency of general physical examinations performed throughout clinical training
Physical Examination | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | OR (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Students who performed the examination > 5 times | ||||
Clinical exam performed on all patients | ||||
Cardiovascular | 89 (89.9) | 75 (84.3) | 1.66 (0.70–3.96) | 0.248 |
Abdominal | 96 (97) | 84 (94.4) | 1.91 (0.44–8.21) | 0.480* |
Respiratory | 95 (96) | 81 (91) | 2.35 (0.68–8.08) | 0.233* |
Thyroid | 61 (61.6) | 46 (51.7) | 1.50 (0.84–2.68) | 0.170 |
Neurological | 51 (51.5) | 38 (42.7) | 1.43 (0.80–2.54) | 0.227 |
Clinical exam performed on patients of other sex | ||||
Cardiovascular | 46 (46.5) | 57 (64) | 0.49 (0.27–0.88) | 0.016 |
Abdominal | 57 (57.6) | 67 (75.3) | 0.45 (0.24–0.83) | 0.011 |
Respiratory | 52 (52.5) | 66 (74.2) | 0.39 (0.21–0.71) | 0.002 |
Thyroid | 43 (43.4) | 24 (27) | 2.08 (1.13–3.84) | 0.019 |
Neurological | 31 (31.3) | 22 (24.7) | 1.39 (0.73–2.64) | 0.316 |
Students who performed the examination > 10 times | ||||
Clinical exam performed on all patients | ||||
Cardiovascular | 71 (71) | 48 (55) | 2.07 (1.13–3.79) | 0.018 |
Abdominal | 88 (89) | 72 (80) | 1.89 (0.83–4.29) | 0.124 |
Respiratory | 80 (80) | 62 (70) | 1.83 (0.93–3.60) | 0.076 |
Thyroid | 36 (36.4) | 14 (15.7) | 3.06 (1.52–6.18) | 0.001 |
Neurological | 24 (24.2) | 9 (10.1) | 2.84 (1.24–6.51) | 0.011 |
Clinical exam performed on patients of opposite sex | ||||
Cardiovascular | 30 (30) | 35 (39.3) | 0.67 (0.37–1.23) | 0.194 |
Abdominal | 39 (40) | 46 (52) | 0.61 (0.34–1.08) | 0.091 |
Respiratory | 36 (36) | 42 (47) | 0.64 (0.36–1.15) | 0.132 |
Thyroid | 30 (30.3) | 9 (10.1) | 3.87 (1.72–8.70) | < 0.001 |
Neurological | 18 (18.2) | 6 (6.7) | 3.07 (1.16–8.14) | 0.019 |