Table 1.

Mean differences within each group for each of the Social Distance Scale (SDS) scores (results of paired t-test)

	General public	Healthcare students	Healthcare professionals
SDS mental illness score, mean (95% CI)	29.82 (29.10–30.54)	22.89 (22.12–23.67)	22.89 (22.28–23.50)
SDS physical illness score, mean (95% CI)	17.95 (17.25–18.65)	11.75 (11.06–12.43)	12.66 (12.15–13.18)
Mean difference for SDS mental and physical illness scores within each group (95% CI)	11.87 (11.08–12.66)*	11.15 (10.51–11.79)*	10.23 (9.79–10.67)*

^*P < 0.001.