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Table 3 Variables that were significantly associated with female advantage or male advantage in univariate analyses

From: Evidence of gender bias in True-False-Abstain medical examinations

Variable

B

SE

p *

OR

Females advantage

    

Year

    

   1995

  

not sig

 

   1996

  

not sig

 

   1997

  

not sig

 

   1998

  

not sig

 

   1999

  

not sig

 

   2000

  

not sig

 

   2001

1.773

.536

0.001

5.89

   2002

reference

   

Theme A vs. all others

-.823

.312

.008

0.44

Theme B vs. all others

-.816

.260

.002

0.44

Theme C vs. all others

-.823

.312

.008

0.44

Theme D vs. all others

1.498

.322

<.001

4.47

having some in-class assessment

1.822

.493

<.001

6.19

having some short-answer questions

1.008

.264

<.001

2.74

having some TFA questions

-1.700

.345

<.001

0.18

Males advantage

    

Theme A vs all others

-1.248

.624

.045

0.29

Theme B vs all others

2.315

.622

<.001

10.12

Theme C vs all others

-1.248

.624

.045

0.29

having some short answer questions

-1.548

.745

.038

0.21

having some TFA questions

3.260

.744

<.001

26.04

  1. corrected for multiple comparisons
  2. OR = Odds ratio; Theme A = the cell; Theme B = the man; Theme C = the society; Theme D = the doctor.