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. 2017 Nov 6;17:190. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1030-0

Table 2.

Socio-demographics and academic metrics by interview type at CA-LEAP schools, 2011-2013a

Characteristic TI (N = 4137)b MMIc (N = 3379) P valuee
Age category, number (%) .24e
 18 to <23 1364 (33.0) 1152 (34.1)
 23 1039 (25.1) 781 (23.1)
 24 640 (15.5) 528 (15.6)
  ≥ 25 1094 (26.4) 918 (27.2)
Female, number (%)d 2033 (49.1) 1626 (48.1) .38f
Race/Ethnicity category, number (%) <.001f
 Non-Hispanic Black 212 (5.1) 214 (6.3)
 Non-Hispanic Asian 1429 (34.5) 1253 (37.1)
 Non-Hispanic White 1529 (37.0) 1099 (32.5)
 Non-Hispanic Other 433 (10.5) 371 (11.0)
 Hispanic (any race) 534 (12.9) 442 (13.1)
Self-designated disadvantaged, number (%) 608 (14.7) 892 (26.4) <.001f
Cumulative grade point average, mean (SD)d 3.75 (0.21) 3.72 (0.23) <.001g
Medical College Admissions Test total score, mean (SD) 34.0 (3.4) 33.5 (4.0) <.001g
Admission cycle, number (%)
 2011 1061 (25.6) 1124 (33.3) <.001f
 2012 1506 (36.4) 1186 (35.1)
 2013 1570 (38.0) 1069 (31.6)

a4993 completed a total of 7516 interviews, 4137 TIs and 3379 MMIs

bThree CA-LEAP schools employed Tis (TI1, TI2, and TI3); TI3 provided no data for 2011 admission cycle

cTwo CA-LEAP schools employed MMIs (MMI1 and MMI2)

dFour applicants had missing gender or GPA information

e P value for difference in characteristic between applicants completing TIs versus MMIs

fChi-square test

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