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Table 4 Results of multiple linear regression analysis, HRRG schools’ students

From: Empathy among undergraduate medical students: A multi-centre cross-sectional comparison of students beginning and approaching the end of their course

Mean score difference

IRI-EC

IRI-PT

JSE-S

Estimate

95 % CI

P

Estimate

95 % CI

P

Estimate

95 % CI

P

Year of course

  

0.856

  

0.363

  

0.833

 Year 1

−0.04

(−0.52, 0.43)

 

−0.24

(−0.75, 0.27)

 

−0.13

(−1.36, 1.09)

 

 Final year

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

Sex

  

<0.001

  

0.174

  

<0.001

 Female

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Male

−2.13

(−2.60, −1.65)

 

−0.36

(−0.88, 0.16)

 

−4.17

(−4.17, −2.93)

 

Course type

  

0.003

  

0.007

  

<0.001

 UK - standard entry

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 UK - graduate entry

0.97

(0.32, 1.63)

 

1.14

(0.43, 1.86)

 

3.26

(1.55, 4.97)

 

 Non UK Medical School

0.09

(−0.46, 0.64)

 

0.11

(−0.49, 0.70)

 

4.56

(3.14, 5.98)

 

Socioeconomic group

  

0.951

  

0.446

  

0.705

 HMO 1.1 & 1.2

Ref

  

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Other NS-SEC groups

0.02

(−0.55, 0.59)

 

−0.24

(−0.86, 0.38)

 

−0.29

(−0.29, 1.20)

 
  1. Null hypothesis: no difference in scores by factor