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Table 5 Multiple regression results for knowledge test performance in volunteer doctors

From: Are the General Medical Council’s Tests of Competence fair to long standing doctors? A retrospective cohort study

Regression in volunteers

R

Adjusted R square

R square change

Sig F change

ANOVA

Coefficients

Model 1*

0.16

0.15

0.16

P < 0.001

F(3, 158) = 10.01, p < 0.001

PMQ region B −8.29, Beta −0.38, p < 0.001

Model 2**

0.17

0.15

0.01

P = 0.28

F(4, 158) = 7.81, P < 0.001

PMQ region B −8.50, Beta −0.38, p < 0.001

  1. *Model 1 variables: gender, ethnicity, qualification region.
  2. **Model 2 variables: gender, ethnicity, qualification region, qualification year.