Table 3. Association of the dimensions and total score of the Professional Values Scale (NPVS 3) with the universities and the study participants’ gender, Brazil, 2021.

Variable	n	Mean	SD *	Min†	Maxǂ	p value
Caring
University 1	210	46.84	3.68	25	50	0.016§
University 2	47	47.17	2.83	38	50
University 3	80	45.67	4.09	29	50
Female	282	46.77	3.68	25	50	0.015 **
Male	55	45.76	3.76	33	50
Activism
University 1	210	43.71	5.65	28	50	0.908§
University 2	47	43.89	6.13	29	50
University 3	80	43.90	5.49	28	50
Female	282	44.03	5.66	28	50	0.030 **
Male	55	42.49	5.58	28	50
Professionalism
University 1	210	34.41	3.74	24	40	0.528§
University 2	47	34.89	4.37	21	40
University 3	80	34.69	3.65	24	40
Female	282	34.67	3.80	21	40	0.192 **
Male	55	33.93	3.81	24	40
Total
University 1	210	124.96	11.58	86	140	0.610§
University 2	47	125.96	12.14	94	140
University 3	80	124.26	11.93	86	140
Female	282	125.47	11.77	86	140	0.020 **
Male	55	122.18	11.16	88	140

^*SD - Standard deviation; †Min - Minimum; ǂMax - Maximum; §Kruskal-Wallis test;

^**Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test.