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Table 4 Mutually adjusted associations (multiple regression analyses) between UKCAT total, total science score and interview score and composite course performance indicators* in models with and without adjustment for confounders – beta (95% confidence intervals, significance) and R 2

From: Predictive power of UKCAT and other pre-admission measures for performance in a medical school in Glasgow: a cohort study

 

Educational performance measure

Honours & commendation#

 

Beta

(95% CIs)

(sig)

Beta

(95% CIs)

(sig)

Mutually adjusted

      

UKCAT – Total score

0.209

(0.065-0.352)

(0.005)

0.250

(0.106-0.394)

(0.001)

Total Science Score

0.098

(-0.047-0.243)

(0.185)

0.049

(-0.096-0.195)

(0.505)

Interview score#

0.152

(0.010-0.295)

(0.037)

0.128

(-0.015-0.272)

(0.079)

Model R 2

0.081

0.082

Mutually adjusted and also adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity & deprivation

UKCAT – Total score

0.209

(0.065-0.353)

(0.005)

0.218

(0.070-0.366)

(0.004)

Total science score

0.224

(0.057-0.391)

(0.009)

0.117

(-0.055-0.289)

(0.183)

Interview score#

0.125

(-0.018-0.267)

(0.086)

0.105

(-0.042-0.252)

(0.159)

Model R 2

0.162

0.117

  1. *All pre-admission and course performance measures standardised as z-scores.
  2. #Honours & Commendation and interview scores transformed to reduce skew prior to standardisation.