Table 1 Baseline demographic and academic characteristics of participants, stratified by academic results
From: “What medical students with better academic results do: a cross-sectional analysis”
Baseline characteristics | Global (155) | Above average (99) | Below average (56) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (Sd) | 19.2 (0.8) | 19.2 (0.8) | 19.2 (0.8) | 0.88a |
Gender, n (%) | ||||
Women | 110 (71.0) | 69 (69.7) | 41(73.2) | 0.64b |
Men | 45 (29.0) | 30 (30.3) | 15 (26.8) | |
Academic year, n (%) | ||||
Second-year | 87 (56.1) | 54 (54.6) | 33 (58.9) | 0.60b |
Third year | 68 (43.9) | 45 (45.5) | 23 (41.1) | |
Standardized mean, mean (Sd) | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.1) | -0.5 (0.1) | < 0.001a |
Spanish students, n (%) | 149 (96.1) | 97 (98.0) | 51 (91.1) | 0.06c |
International students, n (%) | 6 (3.9) | 2 (2.0) | 4 (7.1) | |
Prior courses, n (%) | 30 (19.4) | 19 (19.2) | 11 (19.6) | 0.95c |
Other grade studies, n (%) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.8) | 0.70c |