Table 1.

The percentages of medical students who agreed with statements regarding age as a risk factor for colorectal cancer

Age group as risk factor	Basic level	Clinical level	P	Male	Female	P	Total population
20–30	1.0	0.1	0.042	0.5	0.6	0.031	1.1
30–40	9.6	7.1		6.5	10.2		16.7
>50	32.5	49.7		30.4	51.8		82.2

P value according to chi-squared test for the difference between basic and clinical groups and between male and female groups