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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2014 Feb;52(2):e7–e15. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31824df149

Table 5.

Statistically Significant Differences in Scores by Subscale

Subscale 1: Knowledge of Diverse Patient Populations
  Group N Mean S1 Score Std. Deviation Effect Size
Race**
 White 1816 63.8 12.5 0.42
 Black 213 69.1 12.5
 Asian 145 65 13.8 0.31
Profession**
 Physicians (MD/DO) 299 65.7 14.7 0.13
 Clinicians (PA/NP) 341 66.5 12.6 0.2
 Nurses (RN/LPN) 1864 64 12.5
Ethnicity**
 Hispanic 192 68.2 11.6 0.3
 Non-Hispanic 2465 64.3 12.9

Subscale 2: Adapting Health Care for Diverse Patient Populations

  Group N Mean S2 Score Std. Deviation Effect Size
Gender**
 Male 325 65.1 13.9 0.21
 Female 2176 67.8 12.6
Ethnicity**
 Hispanic 192 70.4 11.5 0.25
 Non-Hispanic 2273 67.2 12.9

Subscale 3: Promoting the Health of Diverse Communities

  Group N Mean S3 Score Std. Deviation Effect Size
Age**
 Under 30 years 413 57.3 15.7 0.37
 31 – 40 years 58 58.6 17.3 0.46
 41 – 50 years 726 53.3 15 0.11
 51 – 60 years 631 51.7 14.7
 Over 60 years 665 53.6 15.7 0.12
Race**
 White 1816 53 15.2
 Black 213 55.3 15.5 0.15
 Asian 145 56.8 15.3 0.25
Profession**
 Physicians (MD/DO) 299 58.5 15.3 0.42
 Clinicians (PA/NP) 341 59.1 14.3 0.46
 Nurses (RN/LPN) 1864 52.1 15.2
Ethnicity*
 Hispanic 192 56.1 15.9 0.16
 Non-Hispanic 2273 53.6 15.4

Note:

*

p ≤ .05,

**

p ≤ .01