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Table 2 Comparisons for total scores of correct ‘medication dose needs adjustment’ awareness for different medication classes

From: Awareness and knowledge among internal medicine house-staff for dose adjustment of commonly used medications in patients with CKD

Variable

Possible

Total Score

PGY1

M (SD)

PGY2

M (SD)

PGY3

M (SD)

ANOVA

p-value

ANCOVA

p-value

Post-hoc

Allergy

3

1.3 (0.85)

1.6 (0.71)

1.7 (0.59)

0.003

0.046

PGY2>PGY1

PGY3>PGY1

Analgesic

4

1.3 (1.03)

1.1 (0.90)

1.4 (0.91)

0.19

–

–

Cardiovascular

7

3.4 (1.36)

3.6 (1.09)

3.6 (0.93)

0.27

–

–

Endocrine

3

1.1 (0.86)

1.5 (0.76)

1.8 (0.67)

<0.001

<0.001

PGY2>PGY1

PGY3>PGY1

PGY3>PGY2

Gastrointestinal

2

0.8 (0.56)

1.0 (0.52)

1.0 (0.54)

<0.001

0.001

PGY2>PGY1

PGY3>PGY1

Neuropsychotropic

5

2.1 (1.28)

2.2 (1.00)

2.2 (0.97)

0.79

–

–

Rheumatologic

2

1.4 (0.78)

1.7 (0.55)

1.9 (0.48)

<0.001

<0.001

PGY2>PGY1

PGY3>PGY1

Overall medication score

26

11.2 (4.31)

12.4 (3.28)

13.3 (2.10)

<0.001

0.002

PGY2>PGY1

PGY3>PGY1

  1. Note: M mean, SD standard deviation, PGY post-graduate year, ANOVA analysis of variance, ANCOVA analysis of covariance. Sample sizes slightly vary due to omissions by participants