Variable Categories Number Percentage (%) P value
Age (year) <22 139 39.7 0.198*
≥22 211 60.3
Race Malay 183 52.3 0.001**
Indian 115 32.9
Chinese 40 11.4
Others 12 3.4
Study Year 1 86 24.6 0.003**
2 154 44.0
3 97 27.7
4 13 3.7
CGPA <3.00 28 8.0 0.003**
3.00-3.5 192 54.9
>3.3 130 37.1
# Family Income (MYR) <10,000 299 85.4 0.534*
≥10,000 51 14.6
*=t-test; **=ANOVA test
# 1US$ =3RM
Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics and associated factors toward PBL acceptance among medical students (n=350).