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Table 5 Multivariate Analysis of Intercalated Student Performance versus non-intercalated student's performance for different assessment types (all models were based on 861 students)

From: An intercalated BSc degree is associated with higher marks in subsequent medical school examinations

Assessment Type

Exam

(Year)

Mark Band1

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted2odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Nagelkerke R2 for adjusted model

Written

WR4

(4)

1

5.95

(2.71–13.05)

5.17

(2.03–13.13)

< 0.001

0.394

  

2

2.19

(1.17–4.10)

1.69

(0.85–3.38)

0.137

 

OSCE

OSCE4

(4)

1

2.97

(1.39–6.34)

2.91

(1.28–6.62)

0.001

0.166

  

2

1.69

(0.94–3.06)

1.48

(0.80–2.74)

0.217

 
 

OSCE5

(5)

1

2.41

(1.12–5.17)

2.09

(0.92–4.75)

0.079

0.164

  

2

1.17

(0.60–2.29)

1.07

(0.53–2.16)

0.844

 

Essay

JP4

(4)

1

1.03

(0.20–5.24)

1.04

(0.19–5.76)

0.966

0.050

  

2

0.72

(0.15–3.51)

0.70

(0.13–3.68)

0.972

 
 

JP5:1

(5)

1

4.82

(1.78–13.04)

5.13

(1.85–14.23)

0.010

0.057

  

2

2.51

(0.99–6.37)

2.40

(0.93–6.20)

0.071

 
 

JP5:2

(5)

1

1.10

(0.35–3.49)

0.78

(0.23–2.66)

0.689

0.068

  

2

0.73

(0.24–2.25)

0.53

(0.16–1.74)

0.294

 
  1. 1 Mark bands were CAS marks 0–11 (base group); 1 = CAS marks 12–17; 2 = CAS marks 18–20
  2. 2 Adjusted for maturity, gender, cohort and baseline performance in the 3rd year of the matching exam type