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Table 2 Comparison of participant characteristics between groups

From: A randomised trial of the influence of racial stereotype bias on examiners’ scores, feedback and recollections in undergraduate clinical exams

Characteristic

Group A (viewed stereotype-consistent performances)

Group B (viewed stereotype-inconsistent performances)

Significance

Sex:

Frequency

p (chi sq.)

 Male

40 (51%)

29 (37%)

0.078

 Female

39 (49%)

50 (63%)

Clinical speciality:

 Anaesthetics

7

2

0.09 (Fisher exact)

 Diagnostic specialities

5

2

 Hospital medicine

24

31

 Surgery

10

4

 Emergency medicine

3

0

 Child health

3

7

 Women’s health

2

7

 General practice

15

17

 Psychiatry

4

3

 Non-hospital medical specialities

1

0

 Public health

0

1

 Other

6

5

Medical school:

 A

5

13

0.15

 B

20

21

 C

9

4

 D

10

12

 Others

34

26

Participant ethnicity:

 White

61

66

0.11 (Fisher exact)

 Indian subcontinent

11

7

 Other minority ethnicity

6

1

 Prefer not to say

2

5

 

Median

p (Mann-Whitney U)

Year of qualification

1995

1992

0.75

Years examining OSCEs

5

5

0.47

OSCEs/year

2

2

0.79

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BMC Medicine

ISSN: 1741-7015

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