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Table 2 Percentage of Participants Correctly Answering Prediabetes and Diabetes Prevention Knowledge Questions, by Year in Medical School

From: An assessment of medical students’ knowledge of prediabetes and diabetes prevention

 

All Students

(n = 197)

1st & 2nd year Students

(n = 156)

3rd & 4th year Students

(n = 41)

p-value

[effect size]

Preclinical knowledge of prediabetes and diabetes prevention

 Q1. Proportion of adults with prediabetes

48.22

50.00

41.46

0.333

[0.170]

 Q2. Prediabetes risk factors

53.30

50.00

65.85

0.071*

[0.320]

 Q3. HbA1c levels

26.4

23.08

39.02

0.039**

[0.363]

Clinical management knowledge of prediabetes and diabetes prevention

 Q4. USPSTF recommendations

12.69

12.18

14.63

0.677

[0.072]

 Q5. Metformin vs LCP

27.92

27.56

29.27

0.830

[0.038]

 Q6. National DPP weight loss

58.88

59.62

56.10

0.686

[0.071]

  1. p-values student scores are significantly different from 1st & 2nd year students compared to 3rd & 4th year students; * p < 0.10; **p < 0.05;
  2. significant effect size for educational research is ≥0.33
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