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Table 1 Demographic and work characteristics of residents and statistical analysis

From: An observation of the peer-assisted learning (PAL) method in the clinical teaching of vertigo/dizziness-related diseases for standardized residency training (SRT) students in China: a randomized, controlled, multicenter study

Variables

Control (n = 99)

No. (%)

PAL (n = 99)

No. (%)

P*

Age (years, mean ± SD)

24.65 ± 2.06

24.47 ± 2.14

0.70

Sex (M/F)

  

0.39

 Male

45 (45.45)

51 (51.51)

 

 Female

54 (54.55)

48 (48.48)

 

Work experience before SRT

  

0.64

 Yes

11 (11.11)

9 (9.09)

 

 None

88 (88.89)

90 (90.91)

 

Education

  

0.49

 Bachelor’s degree

60 (60.61)

68 (68.69)

 

 Master’s degree

32 (32.32)

25 (25.25)

 

 Doctoral degree

7 (7.07)

6 (6.06)

 

Year in SRT

  

0.57

 1st year

32 (32.32)

39 (39.39)

 

 2nd year

35 (35.35)

30 (30.30)

 

 3rd year

32 (32.32)

30 (30.30)

 

Recognition on necessity of SRT

  

0.74

 Unnecessary

10 (10.10)

9 (9.09)

 

 Neutral

65 (65.66)

70 (70.71)

 

 Necessary

24 (24.24)

20 (20.20)

 
  1. *Independent-samples t-test for continuous variables (age); Chi-square analysis for categorical variables (sex)