Table 2 Comparisons of average GPA and NCEE score between groups
From: Predictors of first-year GPA of medical students: a longitudinal study of 1285 matriculates in China
Variable | Variable value | N | NCEE score | First-year GPA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | t | p | Mean (SD) | t | p | ||
Gender | Female | 773 | 587.51 (22.90) | -0.21 | 0.836 | 78.26 (4.73) | 7.65 | 0.000 |
| Â | Male | 512 | 587.76 (20.00) | Â | Â | 75.91 (5.79) | Â | Â |
Ethnicity | Minority | 32 | 554.79 (33.65) | -5.63 | 0.000 | 75.74 (5.29) | -1.71 | 0.087 |
| Â | Han | 1253 | 588.45 (20.75) | Â | Â | 77.36 (5.30) | Â | Â |
Residence | Urban | 686 | 586.10 (22.02) | -2.68 | 0.007 | 77.39 (5.46) | 0.51 | 0.612 |
| Â | Rural | 599 | 589.35 (21.40) | Â | Â | 77.24 (5.12) | Â | Â |
NCEE Repetition | Repeater | 131 | 595.92 (25.90) | 3.94 | 0.000 | 76.51 (5.42) | -1.85 | 0.065 |
| Â | Non-repeater | 1154 | 586.67 (21.07) | Â | Â | 77.41 (5.28) | Â | Â |
Parental Education | First-generation | 1013 | 587.72 (20.87) | 0.30 | 0.762 | 77.16 (5.19) | -2.11 | 0.035 |
| Â | Non-first-generation | 272 | 587.22 (24.94) | Â | Â | 77.92 (5.64) | Â | Â |
Parental annual income | ≤ RMB$40,000 | 940 | 588.12 (21.25) | -0.98 | 0.327 | 77.36 (5.22) | -0.45 | 0.655 |
| Â | >RMB$40,000 | 308 | 586.72 (23.29) | Â | Â | 77.20 (5.58) | Â | Â |