Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and the use of Twitter for pathophysiology course (n = 70)

Age (years ± SD)

23.02 ± 3.89

22.26 ± 3.79

0.519

0.474

cGPA (mean ± SD)

3.01 ± 0.37

3.11 ± 0.38

0.469

0.498

n (%)

n (%)

Chi Square

P value

Gender

Female

44 (88.0)

15 (75.0)

1.823

Male

6 (12.0)

5 (25.0)

Before this year, have you heard of twitter?

Yes

48 (96.0)

18 (90.0)

0.955

No

2 (4.0)

2 (10.0)

Did you have a Twitter account prior to this year?

Yes

36 (72.0)

6 (30.0)

10.500

No

14 (28.0)

14 (70.0)