Table 1.
Age, time since graduation, and time since specialization across answer types
| Age (years) | p-value | Time since graduation (years) | p-value | Time since specialization (years) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question #1 | ||||||
| Correct | 43.2 ± 10.1 | ns | 18.6 ± 10.3 | ns | 13.7 ± 10.8 | ns |
| No harm | 45.6 ± 11.5 | 21.3 ± 11.8 | 16.4 ± 12.5 | |||
| Question #2 | ||||||
| Correct | 44.0 ± 10.2 | ns | 19.5 ± 10.4 | ns | 14.6 ± 10.8 | ns |
| Potential harm | 43.8 ± 11.1 | 19.4 ± 11.5 | 14.4 ± 12.1 | |||
| Question #3 | ||||||
| Correct | 43.6 ± 10.0 | 0.008* | 19.1 ± 10.2 | 0.01* | 14.2 ± 10.9 | 0.01* |
| No harm | 44.1 ± 13.4 | 0.01* | 19.9 ± 13.7 | 0.03* | 14.7 ± 13.2 | 0.02* |
| Potential harm | 59.5 ± 12.4 | 34.2 ± 11.7 | 30.7 ± 11.6 | |||
| Question #4 | ||||||
| Correct | 45.1 ± 10.1 | 20.5 ± 10.3 | 15.9 ± 11.0 | |||
| No harm | 42.1 ± 10.7 | ns | 17.7 ± 11.2 | ns | 12.4 ± 11.4 | ns |
| Potential harm | 42.7 ± 15.5 | 17.9 ± 14.6 | 13.5 ± 15.4 | |||
| Question #5 | ||||||
| Correct | 45.2 ± 10.8 | 20.3 ± 11.1 | 15.5 ± 11.7 | |||
| No harm | 42.9 ± 10.4 | ns | 18.8 ± 10.7 | ns | 13.9 ± 11.2 | ns |
| Potential harm | 42.5 ± 2.1 | 18.5 ± 2.1 | 12.0 ± 4.2 | |||
| Question #6 | ||||||
| Correct | 45.8 ± 10.6 | < 0.001† | 21.5 ± 10.9 | < 0.001† | 16.7 ± 11.6 | < 0.001† |
| No harm | 39.7 ± 8.2 | 14.9 ± 8.1 | 10.1 ± 8.8 | |||
| Potential harm | 50.8 ± 15.0 | < 0.001† | 26.5 ± 15.2 | < 0.001† | 21.3 ± 14.3 | 0.01† |
| Question #7 | ||||||
| Correct | 43.7 ± 10.6 | 19.2 ± 10.7 | 14.4 ± 11.4 | |||
| No harm | 43.5 ± 9.7 | ns | 18.9 ± 10.4 | ns | 13.9 ± 10.7 | ns |
| Potential harm | 50.4 ± 13.0 | 25.8 ± 12.8 | 20.0 ± 13.1 | |||
| Question #8 | ||||||
| Correct | 45.0 ± 10.9 | 0.03‡ | 20.4 ± 11.0 | ns | 15.7 ± 11.5 | 0.03‡ |
| No harm | 42.3 ± 9.9 | 18.0 ± 10.3 | 12.8 ± 10.7 | |||
| Question #9 | ||||||
| Correct | 43.3 ± 10.0 | 18.8 ± 10.3 | 13.9 ± 10.8 | |||
| No harm | 44.9 ± 11.7 | ns | 20.7 ± 11.9 | ns | 15.6 ± 12.6 | ns |
| Potential harm | 44.5 ± 10.5 | 20.0 ± 10.4 | 15.7 ± 11.0 | |||
| Question #10 | ||||||
| Correct | 43.1 ± 10.2 | ns | 18.5 ± 10.4 | ns | 13.4 ± 10.7 | ns |
| No harm | 45.0 ± 11.0 | 20.7 ± 11.2 | 16.1 ± 12.1 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
Answers were categorized as “correct”, “not representing harm/risk (no harm),” and “representing potential harm/risk”.
*
p-value for comparison with responses with potential harm; † p-value for comparison with responses not representing harm; ‡ p-value for comparison between correct and response not representing harm.
ns: non-significant.