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Table. 2 Comparison of mean score of empathy among students

From: Comparison of empathy with patients between first-year and last-year medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

 

Mean

Variance

Mean difference (95 % CI)

P-value

Academic year level

6.66 (0.76–14.09)

0.07

- First-year

110.19

13.61

 

- Last-year

103.52

20.00

 

Gender

3.85 (3.84–11.56)

0.32

- Female

108.37

13.89

 

- Male

104.51

21.63

 

Passing empathy courses

7.15 (0.36–14.66)

0.06

- Yes

109.83

15.54

 

- No

102.68

19.02