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Table 4.

Linear regression analysis of effect of student baseline characteristics on PPOS-D12 scores at start of study

Baseline characteristic	PPOS-D12 score (SD)	β-coefficient (95% CI)	P value
Gender
Female	4.25 (0.43)	0.203 (0.086 to 0.315)	0.001^*
Male	4.08 (0.51)	0.203 (0.086 to 0.315)	0.001^*
Experience of a chronic illness in the students themselves or a close relative
Yes	4.22 (0.48)	0.027 (−0.079 to 0.127)	0.646
No	4.18 (0.47)	0.027 (−0.079 to 0.127)	0.646
Had studied another subject as an undergraduate before starting to study medicine
Yes	4.37 (0.54)	0.108 (−0.061 to 0.373)	0.158
No	4.17 (0.46)	0.108 (−0.061 to 0.373)	0.158
Contact with patients before going to medical school
Yes	4.30 (0.48)	0.126 (0.011 to 0.238)	0.032^*
No	4.13 (0.56)	0.126 (0.011 to 0.238)	0.032^*

^* Significant at p < 0.05