Age, years |
≤25 (332) | 4.117 ± 0.439 | 3.832 ± 0.640 | 4.004 ± 0.558 | 4.174 ± 0.470 | 4.027 ± 0.586 | 3.999 ± 0.524 | 4.174 ± 0.486 |
26–30 (303) | 4.108 ± 0.460 | 3.801 ± 0.611 | 3.995 ± 0.500 | 4.188 ± 0.488 | 4.042 ± 0.525 | 4.027 ± 0.515 | 4.174 ± 0.528 |
31–40 (319) | 4.095 ± 0.477 | 3.749 ± 0.593 | 3.970 ± 0.480 | 4.176 ± 0.463 | 4.003 ± 0.547 | 3.985 ± 0.596 | 4.165 ± 0.582 |
≥40 (128) | 4.270 ± 0.574 | 3.891 ± 0.671 | 4.088 ± 0.567 | 4.275 ± 0.438 | 4.113 ± 0.522 | 4.095 ± 0.526 | 4.277 ± 0.471 |
F | 4.55 | 1.87 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.25 | 1.40 | 1.56 |
P | <0.05* | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 |
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Level of hospital care |
Community hospital (222) | 4.002 ± 0.499 | 3.572 ± 0.549 | 3.842 ± 0.471 | 4.152 ± 0.445 | 3.892 ± 0.522 | 3.886 ± 0.552 | 4.104 ± 0.528 |
Secondary hospital (26) | 4.208 ± 0.537 | 3.901 ± 0.561 | 4.077 ± 0.539 | 4.161 ± 0.590 | 4.125 ± 0.643 | 4.094 ± 0.515 | 4.207 ± 0.566 |
Tertiary hospital (634) | 4.214 ± 0.508 | 3.825 ± 0.612 | 4.009 ± 0.506 | 4.198 ± 0.455 | 4.056 ± 0.542 | 4.022 ± 0.511 | 4.213 ± 0.493 |
F | 7.86 | 18.66 | 13.19 | 1.21 | 6.96 | 7.07 | 2.58 |
P | <0.05* | <0.05* | <0.05* | >0.05 | <0.05* | >0.05 | >0.05 |
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Level of English mastery |
College English ≤Level 3 (749) | 4.120 ± 0.473 | 3.798 ± 0.624 | 3.988 ± 0.541 | 4.181 ± 0.476 | 4.021 ± 0.573 | 3.986 ± 0.554 | 4.170 ± 0.537 |
College English Level 4 (272) | 4.138 ± 0.497 | 3.806 ± 0.621 | 4.026 ± 0.478 | 4.203 ± 0.468 | 4.063 ± 0.506 | 4.082 ± 0.531 | 4.219 ± 0.497 |
College English Level 6 (61) | 4.154 ± 0.428 | 3.899 ± 0.621 | 4.061 ± 0.463 | 4.242 ± 0.298 | 4.072 ± 0.462 | 4.051 ± 0.448 | 4.189 ± 0.526 |
F | 0.25 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 3.25 | 0.86 |
P | <0.05* | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | <0.05* | >0.05 |
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Learning secondary foreign languages |
Yes (73) | 3.973 ± 0.456 | 3.753 ± 0.527 | 3.967 ± 0.517 | 4.118 ± 0.465 | 3.975 ± 0.440 | 4.010 ± 0.511 | 4.146 ± 0.502 |
No (1008) | 4.137 ± 0.476 | 3.810 ± 0.630 | 4.004 ± 0.522 | 4.195 ± 0.470 | 4.039 ± 0.557 | 4.014 ± 0.547 | 4.186 ± 0.528 |
T | 2.86 | 0.74 | 0.58 | 1.35 | 0.96 | 0.06 | 0.63 |
P | <0.05* | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 |
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Studying overseas |
Yes (46) | 4.270 ± 0.555 | 3.848 ± 0.703 | 4.040 ± 0.594 | 4.283 ± 0.445 | 4.080 ± 0.554 | 4.098 ± 0.534 | 4.159 ± 0.557 |
No (1036) | 4.120 ± 0.472 | 3.804 ± 0.620 | 4.000 ± 0.518 | 4.186 ± 0.471 | 4.032 ± 0.551 | 4.010 ± 0.545 | 4.185 ± 0.525 |
T | −2.10 | −0.47 | −0.50 | −1.36 | −0.57 | −1.07 | −0.32 |
P | <0.05* | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 |