Table 3.

Predictor variables mean scores and relationship with gender, socioeconomic group and age*

Selection tool	Mean score (SD, 95% CI for the mean) except where noted	Female versus Male scores	SEC 1&2 versus SEC 3,4,5 scores	Correlation with Age (Pearson’s product moment correlation- except where noted)
LCE	98.8% (n = 56) SD = 0.7; 95% CI 98.6-99.0%	Female 98.7% (n = 26)SD 0.7; Male 99% (n = 30) SD 0.7 p = 0.59	SEC 1&2 98.8% (n = 40) SD 0.7; SEC 3, 4, 5 98.9% (n = 12) SD 0.7 p = 0.83	r = −0.28 (n = 56) p = 0.04
HPAT-Ireland	185.2 (out of max possible 300) (n = 63) SD 10.1, 95% CI 182.6-187.7	Females (n = 31) 184.6; Males (n = 32) 185.8 p = 0.64	SEC 1&2 (n = 43) 186.2; SEC 3, 4,&5 (n = 16) 182.7p = 0.19	r = −0.03 (n = 64) p = 0.79
IELTS	7.2 (n = 38) SD 0.5; 95% CI 7.0-7.3	Females (n = 31 ) 7.2; Males (n = 7) 7.1, p 0.98	SEC 1&2 (n = 81) 7.2; SEC 3, 4, 5, (n = 24) 7.1, p =0.97	r = 0.35; (n = 38) p = 0.04
Traditional Interview	76.5% (n = 28) SD 10.4 95% CI 72.5-80.5%	Females (n = 23) 76.7%; Male (n = 5) 75.4%; p = 0.83	SEC 1& 2 (n = 23) 77.3%; SEC 3, 4, 5 (n = 5) 72.8%, p = 0.31	r = 0.13 (n = 28) p = 0.5
GPA	^Median out of max possible score of 4 was 3.9 (n = 45) min = 2.8, max = 4; interquartile range 0.3	Females (n = 36) 3.9, SD 0.3, Min 3, Max 4_ Males(n = 9) 3.9, SD 0.3, Min 2.8, Max 4_ Mann Whitney U p = 0.81	SEC 1&2 (n = 38) median GPA 3.9; SEC 3, 4, 5 (n = 7), median GPA 3.9, Mann Whitney U p =0.96.	Spearman’s rho −0.05, p = 0.73
MMI	67.1% (n = 109) SD 9.7, 95% CI 65.2-68.9	Females (n = 68) 66.9%; Males (n = 41) 67.3% p = 0.83	SEC 1&2 (n = 81) 67.1%; SEC 3, 4, 5 (n = 24) 66%, p = 0.66	r = 0.15 (n = 109) p = 0.12

*Significant results highlighted in bold italics.