Table 3.

Characteristics of poor (<6), average (6–8) and excellent (≥8) students

	Average examination score
	<6	6–8	≥8	p value
Sex				0.35
Men (%)	36	32	41
Women (%)	64	68	59
Age (years)	19.4 ± 1.5	18.8 ± 1.1	18.6 ± 0.8	<0.001
Examination preference				0.37
MCQ (%)	52	40	43
EMQ (%)	28	29	30
No preference (%)	20	31	26
Average examination score	5.2 ± 0.5	6.9 ± 0.6	8.4 ± 0.3	<0.001
MCQ exam score	4.8 ± 1.2	6.9 ± 0.9	8.6 ± 0.6	<0.001
EMQ exam score	5.8 ± 1.1	7.4 ± 0.9	8.7 ± 0.4	<0.001
Mixed exam score
Total score	5.3 ± 0.8	6.5 ± 0.7	7.7 ± 0.6	<0.001
MCQ score	4.3 ± 1.1	5.9 ± 1.0	7.5 ± 0.9	<0.001
EMQ score	6.2 ± 1.0	7.1 ± 0.8	8.0 ± 0.7	<0.001

Values are presented as mean ± SD