Table 2.
Achieved scores across various factors.
| Factor | n | Mean score (SD) | P value | |
| Gender | <.001a | |||
| Female | 440 | 9.73 (4.178) | ||
| Male | 446 | 8.30 (4.196) | ||
| Exposed to medically themed television | <.001a | |||
| Yes | 561 | 10.01 (4.029) | ||
| No | 325 | 7.29 (4.060) | ||
| Exposed to a surgical discipline | <.001a | |||
| Yes | 238 | 10.42 (4.296) | ||
| No | 648 | 8.49 (4.110) | ||
| Wants to be a plastic surgeon | .07a | |||
| Yes | 102 | 9.73 (4.446) | ||
| Other specialty or not determined | 784 | 8.92 (4.213) | ||
| Made a decision regarding plastic surgery | <.001b | |||
| Yes | 102 | 9.73 (4.446) | ||
| No | 39 | 9.59 (4.278) | ||
| Other specialty | 162 | 10.67 (3.984) | ||
| Not decided | 583 | 8.39 (4.138) | ||
| Educational year | <.001b | |||
| 2nd year | 156 | 6.95 (4.011) | ||
| 3rd year | 220 | 8.66 (4.008) | ||
| 4th year | 188 | 8.84 (4.087) | ||
| 5th year | 95 | 10.01 (4.304) | ||
| 6th year | 227 | 10.49 (4.092) | ||
aBy Student t test.
bBy analysis of variance.