Table 4 Genetic familiarity variation based on sample characteristics among all participants (n = 624)

Age groups

Less than 21 years

367

4.72

1.41

0.021

12.26

2.89

< 0.001

21 years or more

257

5.00

1.60

10.39

4.24

Gender

Male

253

4.34

1.52

< 0.001

10.25

4.10

< 0.001

Female

371

5.18

1.38

12.34

2.99

Year of Study

First

153

4.13

1.16

< 0.001

12.29

2.26

< 0.001

Second

172

5.29

1.36

12.80

2.87

Third

84

4.30

1.52

8.95

4.22

Fourth

116

5.03

1.66

10.84

3.76

Fifth

57

4.97

1.55

10.25

4.18

Sixth

42

5.95

0.94

11.76

4.54

Family history of genetic disease

No

382

4.96

1.49

0.013

12.24

3.02

< 0.001

Yes

242

4.65

1.48

10.31

4.17

Parents consanguinity

No

399

5.05

1.47

< 0.001

12.49

2.77

< 0.001

Yes, the first cousin

128

4.34

1.48

10.01

3.85

Yes, double the first cousin

44

4.20

1.25

6.95

4.11

Yes, more distant

53

4.95

1.53

11.30

4.25

Learning of genetic courses

No

323

4.11

1.35

< 0.001

10.44

3.62

< 0.001

Yes

301

5.62

1.23

12.61

3.29

Place of residence

City

256

5.15

1.46

< 0.001

12.53

2.73

< 0.001

Village

303

4.81

1.46

11.46

3.75

Camp

65

3.72

1.24

7.52

3.43

Field of study

Medicine, Basic phase

120

5.27

1.26

< 0.001

13.18

2.67

< 0.001

Medicine, clinical phase

88

6.01

0.92

13.01

2.74

Health Sciences

209

4.95

1.32

12.64

2.24

Scientific, nonmedical

102

4.36

1.73

10.79

3.43

Literary

105

3.59

1.13

6.67

3.32