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Table 4 Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) by number of elective exposures in each specialty

From: Impact of subspecialty elective exposures on outcomes on the American board of internal medicine certification examination

Exposure

 

0

1-2

≥3

p

Cardiology

n

18

39

74

0.09

 

Mean

170.1

138.6

123.4

 
 

(95% CI)

(137.6-202.6)

(114.2-162.9)

(102.5-144.2)

 

Endocrinology

n

43

74

14

0.84

 

Mean

134.8

131.7

146.4

 
 

(95% CI)

(113.7-155.8)

(110.5-153.0)

(96.9-195.9)

 

Gastroenterology

n

49

63

19

0.64

 

Mean

141.7

132.5

121.2

 
 

(95% CI)

(118.0-165.5)

(114.0-151.0)

(65.6-176.7)

 

Hematology

n

66

63

2

0.64

 

Mean

137.4

132.7

81.50

 
 

(95% CI)

(115.9-158.9)

(112.8-152.6)

(NA)

 

Infectious Diseases

n

20

64

47

0.45

Mean

133.2

125.8

146.3

 
 

(95% CI)

(83.5-182.8)

(105.7-146.0)

(123.6-169.0)

 

Oncology

n

62

68

1

NA

 

Mean

135.6

132.5

176.0

 
 

(95% CI)

(113.3-157.9)

(113.0-152.0)

(NA)

 

Nephrology

n

54

71

6

0.06

 

Mean

140.6

136.2

55.33

 
 

(95% CI)

(116.6-164.5)

(117.7-154.7)

(−33.2-143.9)

 

Pulmonary

n

38

79

14

0.14

 

Mean

112.9

145.6

128.7

 
 

(95% CI)

(89.4-136.5)

(125.8-165.3)

(81.4-176.0)

 

Rheumatology

n

42

82

7

0.32

 

Mean

119.0

142.7

127.6

 
 

(95% CI)

(91.3-146.6)

(124.6-160.9)

(73.7-181.4)

 

Primary Care

n

101

26

4

0.28

 

Mean

131.3

152.8

89.0

 
 

(95% CI)

(114.9-147.8)

(118.0-187.6)

(−0.5-178.5)

 
  1. P-value calculated using one-way ANOVA.