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Table 5 Logistic regression on Preference for Medical specialty 1 for all students, first stage students and second stage students (B-values, Odds Ratio, Wald statistics)

From: Gender differences in medical students’ motives and career choice

 

All (N = 462)

First stage (N = 253)

Second stage (N = 209)

 

Model 3

Model 4

Model 3

Model 4

Model 3

Model 4

 

B

Exp (B)

Wald

B

Exp (B)

Wald

B

Exp (B)

Wald

B

Exp (B)

Wald

B

Exp (B)

Wald

B

Exp (B)

Wald

Gender 2,5

−0.57

0.57

7.98**

−0.32

0.72

2.29

−0.52

0.60

3.77

−0.33

0.72

1.42

−0.60

2.04

3.87*

−0.14

0.87

0.18

Education stage 3

−0.28

0.76

2.08

−0.18

0.83

0.85

            

Living together 4,5

−0.68

0.51

6.40*

−0.59

0.55

4.65*

−0.72

0.49

3.25

−0.70

0.50

3.00

−0.52

2.04

2.11

−0.27

0.76

0.49

Profession related motives (external)

   

0.48

1.62

12.09***

   

0.37

1.45

3.78

   

1.09

2.98

16.69***

Life-style motives (external)

   

−0.26

0.77

4.50*

   

−0.20

0.82

1.48

   

−0.57

0.57

6.80**

Personal involvement (intrinsic)

   

−0.24

0.79

1.50

   

−0.15

0.87

0.39

   

0.13

1.14

0.36

Nagelkerke Pseudo R²

0.05

  

0.10

  

0.04

  

0.07

  

0.04

  

0.17

  

Chi² (df = 3 & df = 6)/ a Chi² (df = 2 & df = 5)

18.92***

  

33.75***

  

a 7.42*

  

a 12.62*

  

a 6.34*

  

a27.33** *

  
  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
  2. 1 no surgery specialty = 0; surgery specialty = 1; 2 0 = male; 1 = female; 3 first stage = 0; second stage = 1; 4 0 = not living together; 1 = living together.
  3. 5 Controlled for gender x living together: p > . .05.