Beta coefficient | ||||
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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 |