Table 5.
Short Grit scale results with analysis
| Short Grit Scale (n = 74) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Mean | Median | Range; IQR | Std deviation | Test, p-value |
| Overall | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9–3.2; 0.3 | 0.3 | – |
| Gender | Independent samples t test, p = 0.036 | ||||
| Male | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9–3.2; 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Female | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1–3.0; 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Age (years) | ANOVA, p = 0.375 | ||||
| 25–34 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9–3.1; 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 35–39 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2–3.1; 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| ≥ 40 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0–3.2; 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Visa status | Independent samples t test, p = 0.344 | ||||
| No | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9–3.2; 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Yes | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3–2.9; 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Medical School | Independent samples t test, p = 0.796 | ||||
| US graduate | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9–3.1; 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| IMG | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3–3.2; 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Fellowship | ANOVA, p = 0.481 | ||||
| AGI/MIS | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.1–3.2; 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Bariatric | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9–3.0; 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| HPB | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2–3.0; 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Other | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7–3.1; 0.2 | 0.3 | |