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Table 3 Results of multilevel* multivariate linear regression modeling of the SCL-90-R Global Severity Index (GSI) score

From: Psychological distress and its correlates among dental students: a survey of 17 Colombian dental schools

 

Beta coefficient

  

Covariates

unadjusted

adjusted

95% CI

p-value

Age (continuous)

0.01

0.00

−0.01, 0.00

0.53

Sex (ref: male)

    

Female

0.16

0.16

0.12, 0.20

<0.005

Marital status (ref: single)

Married

0.08

0.05

−0.02, 0.13

0.16

Working while studying

−0.03

−0.01

−0.01, 0.04

0.73

Financial support (ref: own funds)

Own funds + loans

0.08

0.05

0.01, 0.09

0.01

Loans only

0.14

0.11

0.05, 0.18

<0.005

Dentistry was first career choice

−0.11

−0.11

−0.15, -0.07

<0.005

Socio-economic stratum (ref: 1st)

2nd

−0.05

−0.06

−0.13, 0.02

0.16

3rd

−0.07

−0.08

−0.16, 0.00

0.04

4th

−0.17

−0.16

−0.24, -0.07

<0.005

5th or 6th

−0.12

−0.12

−0.21, -0.02

0.02

Study year (ref: 1st)

2nd

0.09

0.09

0.03, 0.14

<0.005

3rd

0.07

0.08

0.02, 0.13

0.01

4th

0.25

0.25

0.19, 0.31

<0.005

5th

0.19

0.18

0.11, 0.25

<0.005

Institution type (ref: public)

Private

−0.07

−0.08

−0.27, 0.11

0.39

Mean class size per semester (ref: <30)

30-60 students

−0.03

−0.05

−0.23, 0.12

0.55

>60 students

−0.09

−0.05

−0.26, 0.16

0.66

  1. * Model included nested random effect terms to account for clustering of observations within school, city/University, and geographic region. †model included only random-effects for school, city/University and geographical area. ‡model included additionally all other variables presented in the table.
  2. CI = Confidence Interval.