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Table 2 Multivariate linear regression for change in UMAT-1 score from first sit to second sit (N = 17,089, r 2= 0.153)

From: Practice effects in medical school entrance testing with the undergraduate medicine and health sciences admission test (UMAT)

Predictor variable( reference group in brackets)

N

B (95% CI)

Beta

P-value

UMAT-1 Score Percentile Test 1

17089

-0.31 (-0.32, -0.30)

-0.399

<0.001

Number of years between tests

17089

-0.06 (-0.33, 0.22)

-0.003

0.686

Age (≤ 16 yr of age)

222

   

  17 yr

5958

-1.82 (-4.38, 0.75)

-0.042

0.165

  18 yr

7209

-3.01 (-5.57, -0.45)

-0.072

0.021

  19 yr

1682

-6.14 (-8.85, -3.43)

-0.088

<0.001

  20 - 30 yr

1749

-9.91 (-12.60, -7.22)

-0.144

<0.001

  > 30 yr

269

-12.25 (-15.68, -8.83)

-0.073

<0.001

Gender (Females)

9463

   

  Males

7626

2.38 (1.79, 2.96)

0.057

<0.001

Language spoken at home (English)

10726

   

  Asian Languages

5611

-3.48 (-4.13, -2.83)

-0.079

<0.001

  European Languages

349

-3.17 (-5.22, -1.13)

-0.022

0.002

  Other Languages

403

-5.33 (-7.26, -3.41)

-0.039

<0.001

School type (Government)

8911

   

  Catholic

2565

-1.51 (-2.37, -0.65)

-0.026

0.001

  Independent

5102

0.45 (-0.24, 1.13)

0.010

0.203

  Other

84

-2.54 (-4.41, -0.67)

-0.019

0.008

  TAFE

427

-2.32 (-6.49, 1.85)

-0.008

0.275

Country (Australia)

12522

   

  New Zealand

4436

0.74 (0.02, 1.45)

0.015

0.045

  Other Country

131

1.41 (-1.91, 4.72)

0.006

0.405

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)

17044

   

  Non-ATSI

45

-2.80 (-8.40, 2.81)

-0.007

0.328

  1. (Significant P-values are boldfaced).