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Table 5 UCAT total and sub-section scores for responders and non-responders

From: An assessment of the impact of formal preparation activities on performance in the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT): a national study

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Responders

Non-responders

All

p-values

Mean total UCAT score (SD)

2590 (243)

2566 (230)

2575 (235)

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Mean abstract reasoning score (SD)

639 (85.4)

638 (82.1)

638 (83.4)

0.372

Mean verbal reasoning score (SD)

583 (79.1)

571 (74.5)

575 (76.5)

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Mean decision making score (SD)

658 (54.0)

651 (52.8)

654 (53.4)

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Mean quantitative reasoning score (SD)

710 (92.9)

706 (90.7)

707 (91.6)

0.003

SJT Band

(N (%))

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0.025

ā€ƒ1 or 2

4057 (74.6)

6482 (72.9)

10,539 (73.5)

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ā€ƒ3 or 4

1382 (25.4)

2411 (27.1)

3793 (26.5)

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UCAT Attempt Number (N (%))

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ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒ1st

5056 (93.0)

8072 (90.8)

13,128 (91.6)

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ā€ƒ2nd or more

383 (7.0)

821 (9.2)

1204 (8.4)

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Test Type (N (%))

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0.419

ā€ƒUCAT

5254 (96.6)

8542 (96.1)

13,796 (96.3)

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ā€ƒUCATSEN

178 (3.3)

338 (3.8)

516 (3.6)

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ā€ƒUCATSA

4 (0.1)

8 (0.1)

12 (0.1)

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ā€ƒUCAT50

3 (0.1)

5 (0.1)

8 (0.1)

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  1. P-values are shown for the independent t-tests (for UCAT and subsection scores) and chi-squared tests (for categorical variable) were conducted to identify differences between responders and non-responders