The predictive value of high school grade point average to academic achievement and career satisfaction of dental graduates

Table 6 Results of pearson correlations and χ² tests along with p value measured at a significant level of p < 0.05 for gender and GPA versus all other factors

	GPA				Gender
	Pearson correlation	p value	χ²	p	Pearson correlation	p value	χ²	p
Are you satisfied about your current situation	0.05	0.35	10.3	0.1	0.08	0.16	2.2	0.3
Are you a full time or a part time	0.02	0.73	0.4	0.9	0.15	0.01	6.9	0.008
Was dentistry your first choice as a profession	-0.05	0.3	11.6	0.01	0.11	0.05	3.7	0.05
If you could choose a different career what would it be	0.04	0.5	15.2	0.4	0.01	0.85	17.5	0.004
Where do you see yourself in 5 years	0.03	0.61	9.6	0.8	0.001	0.98	4.4	0.5
Have you been properly trained	0.02	0.67	5.9	0.4	0.04	0.50	1.1	0.6
Are you able to enjoy your life	-0.01	0.83	5.5	0.4	0.05	0.42	1.3	0.5
Are you satisfied with your income	-0.06	0.27	3.9	0.7	-0.01	0.86	0.4	0.8
How much stress you feel at work	0.08	0.16	4.5	0.6	0.07	0.23	3.1	0.2

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