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. 2019 Feb 28;11(2):e4160. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4160

Table 1. Mean empathy score of the students categorized according to their genders and year of education (n=207).

Gender Frequency (%) Empathy Score (mean ± SD) P-Value
Male 93 (44.9%) 96.38 ± 14.45 0.004*
Female 114 (55.1%) 102.21 ± 13.30
Year of education
First 50 (24.15%) 103.21 ± 13.30 0.001**
Second 42 (20.2%) 100.45 ± 11.50
Third 48 (23.18%) 101.40 ± 12.90
Fourth 37 (17.87%) 97.18 ± 11.18
Fifth 30 (14.4%) 92.76 ± 14.26
Career preference
People-oriented 104 (50.2%) 104.21 ± 11.41 0.00**
Tech-oriented 49 (23.6%) 93.17 ± 14.27
Undecided 54 (26.1%) 97.21 ± 12.67
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