Table 2.

Group comparisons of scores on the JSE-S administered to 214 medical students

Variable	Subgroup	N (%)	Before ECC M (SD)	After ECC M (SD)	t; df	P values
Academic year (sex)	First year
	Females	78 (57.78)	113.2 (11.15)*†	115.4 (10.48)	2.95; 77	0.015
	Males	57 (42.22)	110.4 (13.14)†	114.1 (10.73)	2.71; 56	0.016
	Total	135(100)	111.8 (11.66)†	115.1 (11.02)	4.52; 134	0.003
	Second year
	Females	42 (53.16)	113.7 (12.60)*	115.7 (10.32)	4.08; 41	0.007
	Males	37 (46.84)	111.6 (13.82)	118.7 (09.73)	3.89; 36	0.009
	Total	79(100)	113.6 (13.14)	118.2 (14.00)	2.11; 78	0.026

Values are expressed as the mean (M)±SD or number (%). P>0.05.

*Compared between sexes.

†Compared between different academic years.

ECC, early clinical contact; JSE-S, Jefferson Scale of Empathy—Student version.