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Table 4 A comparison of CRE readings according to patient’s educational level

From: Measurement of cumulative radiation exposure to children and adolescents in contact with outpatients treated with low dose radioactive iodine (131I)

Educational level of patients (number of contacts)

Mean ± SD

Median

75th percentile

p value

Illiterate contacts (20)

267 ± 197

208

294

0.123

Primary school contacts (11)

249 ± 115

205

298

High school contacts (42)

290 ± 189

226

354

University education contacts (21)

329 ± 168

286

387

Post-graduate education contacts (5)

237 ± 13

189

267