Comparison of the sensitivity of the UKCAT and A Levels to sociodemographic characteristics: a national study

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Table 6 Significant, independent sociodemographic predictors of standardised UKCAT total score from a multivariable linear regression (N = 8,180)

WP predictor	Coefficient (standardised)	p	95% CI (standardised)
State school	-.31	<.001	-.36 to - .27
Non-white	-.36	<.001	-41 to - .31
>20 years at application	-.40	.001	-.65 to - .16
Non-professional background	-.17	.001	-.26 to - .08
Male sex	.18	<.001	.14 to .22
EASL	-.23	<.001	-.30 to - .17
Intercept	.27	<.001	.23 to .31

Regression coefficients and their 95% confidence intervals and are given in parenthesis as standardised scores (in SD units). Each unit is worth approximately 200 UKCAT points. Pseudo R² = .088, MSE = .96.

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