Table 3

Gender comparison of the percentage correct responses for each question and the overall averages.

% correct

Liver

Ovaries

Heart

Thyroid

Lungs

Gallbladder

Pancreas

Intestines

Bladder

Kidneys

Stomach

Male

51.2

31.7

46.1

41.3

29.9

30.1

28.3

87.2

79.5

40.5

33.6

Female

55.0

43.0

47.1

42.7

32.7

40.6

43.6

84.5

82.2

45.0

43.9

OVERALL AVERAGE: Male – 45.4% (s.d = 20.2); Female – 50.9% (s.d.= 16.9)

Weinman et al. BMC Family Practice 2009 10:43   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-10-43