Table 2.
Univariate Analysis of Step 1 and Step 2 Scores.
| Step 1 score | Step 2 score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | Mean | SD | P value | No. (%) | Mean | SD | P value | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 241 (63) | 246.3 | 12.8 | .068 | 228 (63) | 253.2 | 12.7 | .685 |
| Women | 140 (37) | 243.9 | 11.8 | 136 (37) | 253.7 | 10.9 | ||
| Age ≥30 y | ||||||||
| Yes | 35 (9) | 239.1 | 15.8 | .008 | 31 (9) | 244.7 | 16.7 | .002 |
| No | 344 (91) | 246.3 | 11.8 | 331 (91) | 254.3 | 11.1 | ||
| Applicant type | ||||||||
| US allopathic | 352 (92) | 246.1 | 11.7 | <.001 | 336 (92) | 254.2 | 11.1 | <.001 |
| US osteopathic | 14 (4) | 243 | 15.1 | 13 (4) | 250.6 | 15.5 | ||
| International medical graduate | 15 (4) | 232.3 | 19.7 | 15 (4) | 237.7 | 17.3 | ||
| Underrepresented minority a | ||||||||
| Yes | 47 (12) | 238.8 | 14.7 | .001 | 46 (13) | 248.5 | 14.6 | .016 |
| No | 334 (88) | 246.4 | 11.9 | 318 (86) | 254.1 | 11.5 | ||
| Home otolaryngology program | ||||||||
| Yes | 310 (81) | 246.1 | 11.9 | .045 | 295 (81) | 255.1 | 11.1 | .004 |
| No | 71 (19) | 242.4 | 14.2 | 69 (19) | 248.9 | 14.7 | ||
| Top 25 National Institutes of Health | ||||||||
| Yes | 79 (21) | 248.5 | 10.12 | .005 | 74 (20) | 255.2 | 9.9 | .092 |
| No | 302 (79) | 244.6 | 12.9 | 290 (80) | 252.9 | 12.5 | ||
| Top 25 US News & World Report | ||||||||
| Yes | 82 (22) | 247.7 | 10.3 | .035 | 77 (21) | 255.4 | 9.4 | .052 |
| No | 299 (78) | 244.8 | 12.9 | 287 (79) | 252.8 | 12.6 | ||
| Step 1 ≥240 | ||||||||
| Yes | 281 (74) | 269 (74) | 256.8 | 9.4 | <.001 | |||
| No | 100 (26) | 95 (26) | 243.8 | 13.5 | ||||
| Household income <$63,179 b | ||||||||
| Yes | 79 (29) | 244.5 | 12.4 | .798 | 78 (29) | 254 | 11.2 | .502 |
| No | 195 (71) | 245 | 13 | 187 (71) | 252.9 | 12.7 | ||
| Poverty line >11.8% b | ||||||||
| Yes | 73 (27) | 244.5 | 13.7 | .806 | 73 (28) | 252.1 | 13.4 | .367 |
| No | 201 (73) | 245 | 12.5 | 192 (72) | 253.7 | 11.8 | ||
| High school degree <90% b | ||||||||
| Yes | 54 (20) | 243.4 | 14.3 | .400 | 52 (20) | 251.2 | 12.2 | .187 |
| No | 220 (80) | 245.2 | 12.4 | 213 (80) | 253.7 | 12.2 | ||
| Graduate or professional degree, % c | ||||||||
| <11.8 | 51 (19) | 242.9 | 12.5 | .472 | 50 (19) | 251.4 | 12.7 | .610 |
| >11.8-23.6 | 107 (39) | 244.4 | 13.4 | 102 (38) | 253.6 | 12.2 | ||
| >23.6-35.4 | 83 (30) | 246.2 | 12.6 | 81 (31) | 254.2 | 12.5 | ||
| >35.4 | 33 (12) | 246.1 | 12.2 | 32 (12) | 252.7 | 11.5 | ||
a
Includes African American/Black, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, and Alaskan Native/Native American.
b
Variable information extracted from zip code data.
c
Graduate or profession degree is stratified by percentage in zip code.