Table 2. Characteristics Associated with Patient-Centeredness for 177 Third-Year Medical Students, Johns Hopkins Clinical Education Center, 2002.
| Characteristics | Total students, no. (%) | Patient-centeredness | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low, no. (%) | High, no. (%) | |||
| Age | 0.77 | |||
| 21–30 | 146 (86) | 75 (88) | 71 (86) | |
| >30 | 22 (14) | 10 (12) | 12 (14) | |
| Sex | 0.95 | |||
| Male | 91 (55) | 47 (55) | 44 (54) | |
| Female | 76 (45) | 38 (45) | 38 (46) | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.35 | |||
| White | 71 (43) | 41 (48) | 30 (37) | |
| African American | 56 (34) | 25 (29) | 31 (38) | |
| Hispanic | 4 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | |
| Asian | 19 (11) | 10 (12) | 9 (11) | |
| Other | 17 (10) | 8 (9) | 9 (11) | |
| Future specialty | 0.03 | |||
| Primary care | 49 (29) | 18 (21) | 31 (39) | |
| Not primary care | 118 (71) | 67 (79) | 51 (62) | |