Variables

PhD students

Clinical residents

p-value

Mean ± standard deviation

Mean ± standard deviation

Exact matching

Latin

1.22 ± 0.89

0.88 ± 0.87

0.032

Persian

0.86 ± 0.80

0.85 ± 0.75

0.922

Relative matching

Latin

0.84 ± 0.78

0.44 ± 0.65

0.002

Persian

1.20 ± 0.92

0.56 ± 0.83

<0.001

A total of exact and relative matching

Latin

1.92 ± 0.74

1.26 ± 0.90

<0.001

Persian

1.92 ± 0.28

1.40 ± 0.99

0.002

Lack of matching

Latin

1.94 ± 1.02

2.73 ± 1.12

<0.001

Persian

2.34 ± 0.91

3.14 ± 1.50

<0.001