Table 2. Tukey’s test comparisons of the means of the National Center Test and cumulative GPA by admission type
Variables n M SD Tukey’s test comparisons (p)
Early-EXAM* Later-EXAM AO-EXAM
Five subjects in National Center Test            
Early-EXAM*   415 83.52 3.22 - - -
Later-EXAM   192 85.57 3.01 < 0.001*** - -
AO-EXAM   363 81.61 3.93 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** -
REC-EXAM   87 80.65 3.61 < 0.001*** < 0.001*** 0.096
Cumulative GPA            
Early-EXAM*   415 2.11 0.36 - - -
Later-EXAM   192 2.12 0.34 0.995 - -
AO-EXAM   363 2.16 0.34 0.189 0.521 -
REC-EXAM   87 2.23 0.34 0.011* 0.041* 0.252

Note: The symbols *, **, and *** denote p-values significant at < .05, < .01, and < .001, respectively.

*1st round general admission; 2nd round general admission; admission office examination; recommendation examination.

Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:307-314; doi: 10.5116/ijme.6372.1fce