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Table 3 The letters sorted according to the percentage of correct decisions made about the patient's sex.

From: Is it possible to identify patient's sex when reading blinded illness narratives? An experimental study about gender bias

Correct decision

interval (%)

Letter label

Number of

letters (%)

Patient's sex

0 – 5.0

   

5.1 – 10.0

32*

1 (1.2)

2

10.1 – 15.0

59

1 (1.2)

2

15.1 – 20.0

   

20.1 – 25.0

   

25.1 – 30.0

4, 18, 25, 66

4 (4.9)

2, 2, 2, 2

30.1 – 35.0

44, 79, 36, 37,

4 (4.9)

1, 1, 1, 2

35.1 – 40.0

68

1 (1.2)

1

40.1 – 45.0

58, 55, 57

3 (3.7)

2, 1, 1

45.1 – 50.0

33, 81, 6, 23, 75, 2, 22, 74*

8 (9.9)

2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1

50.1 – 55.0

45*, 50, 53, 54, 30, 39

6 (7.4)

2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1

55.1 – 60.0

34, 13, 19

3 (3.7)

1, 2, 2

60.1 – 65.0

15, 29, 38, 48, 63, 5, 20, 46, 43, 62, 65, 73, 80

13 (16.0)

2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1

65.1 – 70.0

10, 14, 72, 56, 60, 69, 1, 11, 17, 35

10 (12.3)

2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1

70.1 – 75.0

76, 7, 21, 52, 77, 31

6 (7.4)

1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1

75.1 – 80.0

64, 78, 3, 9, 26, 41, 51

7 (8.6)

2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1

80.1 – 85.0

61, 71, 8, 40, 49

5 (6.2)

2, 2, 2, 1, 2

85.1 – 90.0

27, 12, 47, 67, 28, 42, 70

7 (8.6)

1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1

90.1 – 95.0

16

1 (1.2)

1

95.1 – 100

24*

1 (1.2)

2

Total

 

81 (100)

 
  1. 1 = man, 2 = woman
  2. *Letters further examined in the qualitative analysis.