Table 2 Participant background information and ‘excessive threshold’
Mean (SD) | t value | Effect size | Observed power (1-β) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender [n (%)] | Male [333 (35.7)] | Female [601 (64.3)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.47 (2.05) | 4.07 (1.33) | 3.168** | d = 0.25 | 0.96 | |
Types of medications | 4.16 (1.49) | 3.91 (1.09) | 2.744** | d = 0.20 | 0.83 | |
University [n (%)] | Pharmacy [562 (60.2)] | Non-medical schools [372 (39.8)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.34 (1.71) | 4.03 (1.49) | 2.894** | d = 0.19 | 0.81 | |
Types of medications | 4.13 (1.26) | 3.79 (1.20) | 4.171*** | d = 0.27 | 0.98 | |
Presence of cohabiters [n (%)] | Yes [727 (77.8)] | No [207 (22.2)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.20 (1.57) | 4.26 (1.83) | 0.413 | - | - | |
Types of medications | 4.03 (1.22) | 3.88 (1.35) | 1.567 | - | - | |
Allergy history [n (%)] | Yes [172 (18.4)] | No [762 (81.6)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.34 (1.79) | 4.19 (1.59) | 1.091 | - | - | |
Types of medications | 3.99 (1.05) | 4.00 (1.29) | 0.034 | - | - | |
History of major illness [n (%)] | Yes [175 (18.7)] | No [759 (81.3)] | ||||
Tablets | 4.79 (2.42) | 4.08 (1.35) | 3.741*** | d = 0.44 | 1.00 | |
Types of medications | 4.35 (1.53) | 3.92 (1.16) | 3.537*** | d = 0.35 | 0.99 | |