Table 1.
Main characteristics and SATS scores of participants and P values of univariable analysis (n=539)
|
Characteristic |
Number of patients (%) |
SATS score |
P value* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | |||
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
| <26.5 |
344(63.8) |
4.53 |
0.68 |
<0.001 |
| ≥26.5 |
195(36.2) |
4.20 |
0.62 |
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
308(57.1) |
4.42 |
0.69 |
0.79 |
| Female |
231(42.9) |
4.41 |
0.66 |
|
| Year of medical training |
|
|
|
|
| Five years |
398(73.8) |
4.46 |
0.64 |
<0.001 |
| Four years |
90(16.7) |
4.45 |
0.65 |
|
| Three years |
51(9.5) |
4.01 |
0.77 |
|
| Level of statistical education |
|
|
|
|
| None |
50(9.3) |
3.97 |
0.63 |
<0.001 |
| A little |
262(48.6) |
4.31 |
0.67 |
|
| Systematic§ |
227(42.1) |
4.63 |
0.63 |
|
| Specialty |
|
|
|
|
| Clinical, nonacademic |
277(51.4) |
4.45 |
0.68 |
<0.001 |
| Clinical, academic |
148(27.5) |
4.20 |
0.65 |
|
| Research, academic |
84(15.6) |
4.56 |
0.61 |
|
| Nonmedical or other‡ |
30(5.6) |
4.71 |
0.70 |
|
| Research experience |
|
|
|
|
| None |
353(65.5) |
4.32 |
0.66 |
<0.001 |
| A little |
179(33.2) |
4.58 |
0.67 |
|
| Experienced |
7(1.3) |
4.82 |
0.62 |
|
| Mathematics basis |
|
|
|
|
| Very poor |
18(3.3) |
3.46 |
0.45 |
<0.001 |
| Poor |
92(17.1) |
4.02 |
0.62 |
|
| Neutral |
293(54.4) |
4.40 |
0.59 |
|
| Good |
128(23.7) |
4.81 |
0.63 |
|
| Very good |
8(1.5) |
5.21 |
0.39 |
|
| Computer basis |
|
|
|
|
| Very poor |
5(0.9) |
4.54 |
0.68 |
<0.001 |
| Poor |
83(15.4) |
4.18 |
0.69 |
|
| Neutral |
344(63.8) |
4.37 |
0.65 |
|
| Good |
101(18.7) |
4.71 |
0.68 |
|
| Very good | 6(1.1) | 4.77 | 0.56 | |
* P value of one-way ANOVA or t test.
§ Statistics has been taught as a course at the undergraduate level.
‡ Medicine or biology-related specialty, such as health management, medical electronic engineering, etc.