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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Saudi Medical interns (n = 170)

From: Assessment of medical intern’s knowledge, awareness and practice of familial hypercholesterolemia at academic institutes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Characteristics

Total

(n = 170)

Male

(n = 83, 48.80%)

Female

(n = 87, 51.20%)

P- Value

Age (years)

24.36 ± 0.94

(23.00–32.00)

24.70 ± 1.07

(23.00–32.00)

24.03 ± 0.66

(23.00–27.00)

0.0001

GPA

  > 4.50

40 (23.50%)

17 (20.50%)

23 (26.40%)

0.343

 3.50–4.49

113 (66.50%)

56 (67.50%)

57 (65.50%)

0.925

 2.50–3.49

17 (10.00%)

10 (12.00%)

7 (8.00%)

0.467

  1. Data are expressed as mean+/− standard deviation (minimum – maximum) or number (%) as appropriate. Comparison between male and female was made using Chi-Square test for non – parametric parameters and unpaired student “t” test for parametric parameters
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