Table 3.

Comparison of avoidance items of short health anxiety inventory between preclinical and intern students

Avoidance items in SHAI	Median	Mean ranka	Mean rankb	U	P
Consulting your family doctor	2	44.67	44.35	959	0.951
Visiting a friend in hospital	0	48.65	40.71	791.500	0.084
Visiting a relative in hospital	0	48.80	40.58	785.500	0.096
Going to hospital for treatment	1	43.67	45.26	931	0.756
Talking about illness	1	42.65	46.18	888.500	0.496
Reading about illness	0	44.43	44.57	963	0.974
Visiting the hospital for other reasons	1	50.51	39.01	713.500	0.025
Watching TV program about illness	1	48.89	40.49	781.500	0.107
Listening to radio program about illness	1	46.38	42.78	887	0.496
Thinking about illness	2	42.85	46.01	896.500	0.554

^aPreclinical, ^bIntern. SHAI=Short form of health anxiety inventory