Table 1.
Demographics of the preprofessional students.
| Characteristics |
Total No. (%) |
Before No. (%) |
After No. (%) |
|
| Number |
|
325 | 171 | 154 |
| Age (Mean±SD, years) |
|
17.8 ±0.60 | 17.7 ±0.62 | 17.9 ±0.57 |
|
|
17 | 96 (29.7) | 62 (36.5) | (22.2) |
|
|
18 | 193 (59.8) | 92 (54.1) | 101 (66) |
|
|
19 | 34 (10.5) | 16 (9.4) | 18 (11.8) |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Female | 276 (84.9) | 145 (84.8) | 131 (85.1) |
|
|
Male | 49 (15.1) | 26 (15.2) | 23 (14.9) |
| Nationality |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kuwaiti | 293 (90.2) | 152 (88.9) | 141 (91.6) |
|
|
Non-Kuwaiti | 32 (9.8) | 19 (11.1) | 13 (8.4) |