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Table 3 Mean values and standard deviations for various professions for those conditions where the difference (in mean values) for the professions was highest

From: Do health professionals have a prototype concept of disease? The answer is no

 

MD

Psychologists

RN

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Agorafobia (p < 0.001)

5.78

2.87

8.53

1.89

3.69

1.41

Cleptomaina (p = 0.007)

3.02

2.69

5.61

2.81

1.18

0.92

Ectopic pregnancy (p = 0.004)

7.95

2.93

6.63

4.53

3.78

1.89

Internet pornography dependency

2.61

2.61

5.17

3.56

1

0.66

Alcoholism

6.5

2.51

8.25

2.38

4.1

1.92

Gambling dependency (p = 0.001)

3.65

2.46

6.47

2.56

2.48

0.91

Shopping dependency

1.79

2.3

4.37

2.81

0.42

0.65

Coffein dependency (p = 0.001)

2.34

2.61

3.95

3.72

0.2

0.59

Angina Pectoris (p = 0.002)

8.99

1.62

6.21

3.11

9.65

0.68

Femur fracture

8.92

2.65

6.8

4.35

5.68

1.84

Aspergers syndrome

9.16

14.03

6.9

2.78

6.43

1.45

Spontaneous abortion

3.2

3.45

0.7

1.75

3.06

1.99

ME/CFS (p = 0.004)

4.65

2.44

7.05

2.2

6.97

1.13

Alergia to electric waves

2.08

2.44

4.38

2.81

2.05

1.81

Dysmorphophobia (p = 0.003)

4.16

2.87

6.54

2.43

4.37

0.98

Fibromyalgia

4.91

2.38

6.6

2.51

4.13

1

Neurasthenia

3.68

2.41

5.83

2.04

5.75

1.12

Obesity

4.66

2.8

6.8

3.24

4.77

1.65

Twar (pneumonia clamydiae)

8.83

2.39

6.58

3.14

8.1

0.98

Opioid dependency

6.15

2.96

6.81

2.57

4.77

1.86

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

4.96

2.12

7.03

2.71

5.98

2.02

Nostalgia (p = 0.007)

0.45

0.97

1.32

1.79

0.3

0.2

  1. Where there was a statistical significant difference the p-values are provided in parentheses (ANOVA)