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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of survey respondents (n = 312)

From: Empathy and attitude toward communication skill learning as a predictor of patient-centered attitude: a cross-sectional study of dental students in Korea

Characteristics

No.

%

Gender

 Male

177

56.7

 Female

135

43.3

Age groups

Ma = 22.39

SDb = 3.02

  ≤ 25 y

261

83.7

  > 25 y

51

16.3

Academic track

 Dental college

193

61.9

 Professional graduate-entry school

119

38.1

Academic period

M = 2.92

SD = 1.77

  ≤ 3 years

221

70.8

  > 3 years

91

29.2

Future career plans

 Private dental practices (self-employed)

158

50.60%

 Private dental practices (employed)

39

12.50%

 University hospital

87

27.90%

 Other/Don’t know

28

9.00%

  1. aM Mean
  2. bSD Standard Deviation