Table 3 Comparison of familiarity and genetic literacy scores between pre-clinical and clinical students

 - ≤ 21 (n = 765)

5.59 ± 0.94 (n = 684)

0.455^‡

5.75 ± 0.91 (n = 81)

0.971^‡

6.40 ± 0.83 (n = 684)

0.041^‡*

6.31 ± 0.72 (n = 81)

0.480^‡

 - > 21 (n = 238)

5.64 ± 1.15 (n = 54)

5.73 ± 0.95 (n = 184)

6.17 ± 0.97 (n = 54)

6.35 ± 0.81 (n = 184)

Gender

 - Male (n = 324)

5.71 ± 0.91 (n = 218)

0.067^‡

5.80 ± 0.89 (n = 106)

0.473^‡

6.36 ± 0.89 (n = 218)

0.908^‡

6.34 ± 0.82 (n = 106)

0.927^‡

 - Female (n = 679)

5.55 ± 0.98 (n = 520)

5.69 ± 0.97 (n = 159)

6.39 ± 0.82 (n = 520)

6.34 ± 0.76 (n = 159)

 - Public (n = 831)

5.65 ± 0.95 (n = 606)

0.003^‡*

5.70 ± 0.96 (n = 225)

0.184^‡

6.41 ± 0.85 (n = 606)

0.018^‡*

6.38 ± 0.78 (n = 225)

0.033^‡*

 - Private (n = 172)

5.37 ± 0.97 (n = 132)

5.93 ± 0.80 (n = 40)

6.25 ± 0.80 (n = 132)

6.13 ± 0.76 (n = 40)

 - Yes (n = 62)

5.49 ± 1.02 (n = 46)

0.617^‡

5.96 ± 0.85 (n = 16)

0.348^‡

6.43 ± 0.86 (n = 46)

0.743^‡

6.38 ± 0.62 (n = 16)

0.944^‡

 - No (n = 941)

5.60 ± 0.96 (n = 692)

5.72 ± 0.94 (n = 249)

6.38 ± 0.84 (n = 692)

6.34 ± 0.79 (n = 249)

 - Yes (n = 935)

5.62 ± 0.96 (n = 693)

0.016^‡*

5.74 ± 0.93 (n = 242)

0.762^‡

6.39 ± 0.84 (n = 693)

0.535^‡

6.35 ± 0.78 (n = 242)

0.527^‡

 - No (n = 68)

5.28 ± 0.95 (n = 45)

5.67 ± 1.02 (n = 23)

6.31 ± 0.79 (n = 45)

6.26 ± 0.86 (n = 23)

 - A (n = 691)

5.71 ± 0.93 (n = 473)

5.71 ± 0.96 (n = 218)

0.323^”

6.41 ± 0.82 (n = 473)

0.457^”

6.37 ± 0.77 (n = 218)

0.132^”

 - B (n = 110)

5.46 ± 1.02 (n = 76)

0.001^”*

5.77 ± 0.88 (n = 34)

6.39 ± 0.77 (n = 76)

6.15 ± 0.70 (n = 34)

 - C (n = 202)

5.38 ± 0.96 (n = 189)

6.12 ± 0.71 (n = 13)

6.32 ± 0.91 (n = 189)

6.31 ± 1.18 (n = 13)

 - Java (n = 708)

5.59 ± 0.96 (n = 501)

0.824^‡

5.64 ± 0.97 (n = 207)

0.002^‡*

6.36 ± 0.81 (n = 501)

0.150^‡

6.34 ± 0.76 (n = 207)

0.642^‡

 - Outside Java (n = 295)

5.61 ± 0.97 (n = 237)

6.09 ± 0.70 (n = 58)

6.43 ± 0.91 (n = 237)

6.33 ± 0.87 (n = 58)