Table 1

Descriptive variables for GENERAL, MAPAS and ROMPE admission categories 2002–2009

Descriptive summary variables	Admission category								Total (N=1082)
Descriptive summary variables	GENERAL (n=778)		MAPAS (n=183)			ROMPE (n=121)			Total (N=1082)
Categorical variables	n	%	n	%	p-Value	n	%	p-Value	n	%
Female	427	54.88	103	56.28	0.7319	76	62.81	0.1023	606	56.01
Ethnicity					<0.0001			<0.0001
Māori	20	2.57	102	55.74		2	1.65		124	11.46
Pacific	14	1.80	79	43.17		2	1.65		95	8.78
Asian	339	43.57	1	0.55		12	9.92		352	32.53
Other	44	5.66	1	0.55		3	2.48		48	4.44
Pākehā/European	348	44.73	0	0.00		99	81.82		447	41.31
Missing/no response	13	1.68	0	0.00		3	2.48		16	1.48
School decile rating					<0.0001			<0.0001
High	545	70.05	80	43.72		54	44.63		679	62.75
Medium	159	20.44	54	29.51		48	39.67		261	24.12
Low	24	3.08	38	20.77		9	7.44		71	6.56
Missing	50	6.43	11	6.01		10	8.26		71	6.56
Attended school in Auckland	565	72.62	115	62.84	0.0017	48	39.67	<0.0001	728	67.28
Completed bridging programme	8	1.03	41	22.40	<0.0001	1	0.83	1.0000	50	4.62
Admitted as school leaver (Year 1)	565	72.62	91	49.73	<0.0001	78	64.46	0.0643	734	67.84
Entry pathway					0.5200			0.0001
Graduate	121	15.55	32	17.49		36	29.75		189	17.47
Undergraduate	657	84.45	151	82.51		85	70.25		893	82.53
Graduated (yes)	735	94.47	146	79.78	<0.0001	111	91.74	0.2343	992	91.68
Continuous variables	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD		Mean	SD
Age at admission (Year 2)	20.02	3.10	20.98	3.97	0.0014	21.07	3.80	0.0041	20.3	3.37
Admission GPA/GPE	8.12	0.99	6.04	1.29	<0.0001	7.72	0.88	0.0002	7.72	1.29

Cohort 2002–2009 comprises students who matriculated into Year 2 of the MBCHB (or Bachelor of Human Biology BHB) programme within FMHS from 2002 to 2009 inclusive, excluding international entry students. Students who repeated Year 2 have been recorded in their first 2 years. All variables have been compared for the GENERAL versus MAPAS categories and for the General versus RRAS categories. Categorical variables have been tested using χ² test or Fisher’s exact test , where necessary. Continuous variables have been tested using the analysis of variance model, with adjustment for multiple comparisons.
GPA, Grade Point Average; GPE, Grade Point Equivalent; MAPAS, Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme; ROMPE, Rural Origin Medical Preferential Entry.