Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study population.*

Features		Total 1005 (100)	Fail 176 (18)	Pass 829 (82)	P-Value	Test-Statistics
		N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Gender	Male	526 (52.3)	85 (48.3)	441 (53.2)	0.237a	1.398
	Female	479 (47.7)	91 (51.7)	388 (46.8)
Residency Status	Native	525 (52.2)	84 (47.7)	441 (53.2)	0.187a	1.741
	Non-Native	480 (47.8)	92 (52.3)	388 (46.8)
Entrance Semester	Autumn	449 (44.7)	80 (45.5)	369 (44.5)	0.819a	0.052
	Spring	556 (55.3)	96 (54.5)	460 (55.5)
Type of Admission	Free Tuition	767 (76.3)	117 (66.5)	650 (78.4)	0.001a	11.433
	Paying Tuition	238 (23.7)	59 (33.5)	179 (21.6)
Age at Entrance		18.86 ± 1.80	19.03 ± 1.54	18.83 ± 1.85	0.188b	1.319
Age at CMBSE		21.25 ± 1.88	21.60 ± 1.76	21.17 ± 1.90	0.006b	2.763
Anatomical Sciences		16.42 ± 2.52	13.93 ± 2.42	16.95 ± 2.21	<0.001b	−16.149
Physiology		16.02 ± 2.37	14.17 ± 2.48	16.41 ± 2.16	<0.001b	−11.112
Biochemistry		16.16 ± 2.44	13.74 ± 2.16	16.68 ± 2.17	<0.001b	−16.327
Bacteriology		15.05 ± 2.46	13.07 ± 2.17	15.47 ± 2.30	<0.001b	−12.641
Parasitology and Entomology		15.98 ± 2.21	14 ± 2.15	16.4 ± 1.98	<0.001b	−14.338
Principles of Epidemiology		15.97 ± 2.21	15.25 ± 2.12	16.12 ± 2.20	<0.001b	−4.787
Public Health		16.96 ± 2.32	15.34 ± 2.35	17.31 ± 2.17	<0.001b	−10.794
Mycology		16.36 ± 2.52	14.68 ± 3.05	16.71 ± 2.24	<0.001b	−8.395
Virology		16.94 ± 2.52	14.82 ± 2.65	17.39 ± 2.24	<0.001b	−12.007
Technical English Language		15.29 ± 2.36	13.40 ± 1.98	15.69 ± 2.24	<0.001b	−12.543
General Knowledge		17.81 ± 1.92	17.06 ± 2.19	17.96 ± 1.81	<0.001b	−5.121
Grade Point Average (GPA)		16.29 ± 1.66	14.46 ± 1.41	16.68 ± 1.44	<0.001b	−18.726

*The statistically significant differences between the pass/fail groups due to the intended features are bolded, where ‘a' indicates the results of Chi-Square and ‘b' Independent Samples Tests.

*Values of Spearman Correlation Coefficient (R) are indicated in cells.