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Table 3 Comparison of redundant overestimation in medical knowledge, interpersonal skills, and overall performance. Redundant overestimation is defined as at least 2 stations in which a particular student overestimates himself. No redundant overestimation is defined as 0 or 1 station with overestimation. Fisher's exact test

From: Impact of gender on self-assessment accuracy among fourth-year French medical students on faculty’s online Objective Structured Clinical Examinations

 

No redundant overestimation

Redundant overestimation

Relative risk

95% Confidence Interval

p

Medical knowledge

206 (89.2%)

25 (10.8%)

-

-

-

Interpersonal skills

172 (74.5%)

59 (25.5%)

1.2

1.100—1.314

 < 0.0001

Overall performance

203 (87.9%)

28 (12.1%)

1.02

0.9488—1.086

0.661

  1. Redundant overestimation is defined as at least 2 stations in which a particular student overestimates himself. No redundant overestimation is defined as 0 or 1 station with overestimation. Fisher's exact test