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Table 4 Multivariate linear regression for change in UMAT-3 score from first sit to second sit (N = 17,089, r 2= 0.270)

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-3 Score Percentile Test 1

17089

-0.49 (-0.50, -0.48)

-0.525

<0.001

Number of years between tests

17089

-3.13 (-3.44, -2.82)

-0.130

<0.001

Age (≤ 16 yr of age)

222

   

  17 yr

5958

0.11 (-2.83, 3.06)

0.002

0.939

  18 yr

7209

-1.09 (-4.03, 1.85)

-0.021

0.467

  19 yr

1682

-6.33 (-9.44, -3.22)

-0.073

<0.001

  20 - 30 yr

1749

-9.72 (-12.80, -6.63)

-0.115

<0.001

  > 30 yr

269

-11.99 (-15.93, -8.06)

-0.058

<0.001

Gender (Females)

9463

   

  Males

7626

3.65 (2.98, 4.33)

0.071

<0.001

Language spoken at home (English)

10726

   

  Asian Languages

5611

-0.54 (-1.27, 0.19)

-0.010

0.145

  European Languages

349

-3.28 (-5.63, -0.93)

-0.018

0.006

  Other Languages

403

-4.40 (-6.59, -2.20)

-0.026

<0.001

School type (Government)

8911

   

  Catholic

2565

-1.61 (-2.60, -0.62)

-0.022

0.001

  Independent

5102

1.01 (0.22, 1.80)

0.018

0.012

  Other

84

-3.28 (-5.43, -1.14)

-0.020

0.003

  TAFE

427

-3.94 (-8.72, 0.84)

-0.011

0.106

Country (Australia)

12522

   

  New Zealand

4436

1.89 (1.07, 2.72)

0.032

<0.001

  Other Country

131

3.06 (-0.74, 6.86)

0.010

0.114

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)

17044

   

  Non-ATSI

45

-5.25 (-11.68, 1.19)

-0.010

0.110

  1. (Significant P-values are boldfaced).