Table 1. Baseline demographic characteristics by gender.
| Variable | Class Mean (N%) | Respondents N | Total Mean (N%)/ Mean±SD (Range) | Male (N=46) Mean (N%)/ Mean±SD (Range) | Female (N=66) Mean (N%)/ Mean±SD (Range) | Male v. Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test* | df | p-value | ||||||
| Total | 215 | 112 | ||||||
| Male | 110 (51) | 46 (41) | ||||||
| Female | 105 (49) | 66 (59) | ||||||
| Age | 25.7±3 | 110 | 25.9±3 (23-44) | 26.5±4 (24-44) | 25.5±2 (23-34) | t = 1.56 | 108 | .12 |
| Race | 112 | |||||||
| Caucasian | 172 (80) | 94 (84) | 40 (87) | 53 (81) | c2 = 7.3 | 3 | .06 | |
| African - American | 7 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | ||||
| Asian | 24 (11) | 8 (7) | 5 (11) | 3 (5) | ||||
| Other | 9 (4) | 8 (7) | 0 (0) | 8 (12) | ||||
| Hispanic | 13 (6) | 9 (8) | 4 (9) | 5 (8) | c2 =.036 | 1 | .85 | |
| Undergraduate GPA | 111 | 3.8±0.24 (3-4) | 3.7±0.27 (3-4) | 3.8±0.22 (3-4) | t = .51 | 109 | .62 | |
| Composite MCAT | 507±6.1 | 105 | 508±5.5 (493-525) | 508±5 (500-518) | 507±6 (493-525) | t = .91 | 104 | .36 |
| GPA Year 1 | 3.39±0.47 | 103 | 3.4±0.44 (2-4) | 3.5±0.44 (2-4) | 3.4±0.45 (2-4) | t = .87 | 101 | .39 |
| GPA Year 2 | 3.36±0.53 | 103 | 3.4±0.45 (2-4) | 3.5±0.43 (2-4) | 3.4±0.47 (2-4) | t = .48 | 101 | .63 |
| USMLE Step 1 Score | 225±19 | 109 | 228±18 (146-264) | 233±16 (146-264) | 225±15 (194-256) | t = 3.06 | 107 | >.003 |
| Assigned Campus | Kansas City | Wichita | Salina | |||||
| Preclinical | 175/32/8** | 111 | 94 (84) | 17 (15) | 0 (0) | |||
| Clinical | 140/67/8** | 111 | 71 (64) | 37 (34) | 0 (0) | |||
Data are presented as M±SD with ranges for continuous variables and frequencies with percentages for categorical variables.
*Statistical testing applied Student’s-t test or Chi Square test. p < .05 is considered significant. **Number of students by campus: Kansas City/Wichita/Salina
Abbreviations: GPA – grade point average, MCAT - Medical College Admission Test, USMLE – United States Medical Licensing Examination