Table 2 Rating of attire by domain and gender; mean (SD)
Domains | Casual | Formal | White coat | Scrub | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | P value | Female | Male | P value | Female | Male | P value | Female | Male | P value | |
Knowledgeable | 5.7 (2.7) | 5.5 (2.6) | 0.191 | 6.9 (2.0) | 7.1 (1.9) | 0.151 | 7.5 (1.7) | 7.0 (2.1) | 0.002 | 8.2 (1.7) | 8.3 (1.6) | 0.535 |
Trustworthy | 5.5 (2.6) | 5.4 (2.5) | 0.381 | 7.1 (1.9) | 7.1 (2.0) | 0.938 | 7.6 (1.7) | 7.0 (2.0) | < 0.001 | 8.2 (1.6) | 8.4 (1.6) | 0.321 |
Competent | 5.8 (2.6) | 5.7 (2.6) | 0.386 | 7.2 (1.8) | 7.3 (1.9) | 0.638 | 7.5 (1.7) | 7.0 (2.1) | 0.002 | 8.6 (1.5) | 8.3 (1.7) | 0.738 |
Professional | 5.1 (2.8) | 5.3 (2.6) | 0.148 | 7.4 (1.9) | 7.4 (1.9) | 0.992 | 7.7 (1.8) | 7.0 (2.1) | < 0.001 | 8.6 (1.5) | 8.5 (1.6) | 0.535 |
Comfortable | 5.8 (2.8) | 5.7 (2.5) | 0.883 | 7.4 (1.9) | 7.2 (2.0) | 0.268 | 7.6 (1.9) | 6.9 (2.2) | < 0.001 | 8.4 (1.6) | 8.6 (1.6) | 0.200 |
Mean score | 5.6 (2.5) | 5.5 (2.5) | 0.769 | 7.2 (1.8) | 7.2 (1.8) | 0.800 | 7.6 (1.7) | 7.0 (2.0) | < 0.001 | 8.4 (1.5) | 8.4 (1.6) | 0.556 |