Evidence-based selection process to the Master of Public Health program at Medical University

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Table 6 Regression model for the dependent variable the first-year GPA

Variable	b	SE	β	95% CI		P-value
Intercept	1.726	0.163	–	–		<0.0001
Age on entry (0 = 23 years; 1 = more than 23 years)	0.030	0.045	0.022	−0.044	0.088	0.5092
Gender (0 = Female; 1 = Male)	0.047	0.044	0.035	−0.029	0.098	0.2869
Modes of study (0 = Full-time; 1 = Part-time)	−0.220	0.043	−0.179	−0.248	−0.111	<0.0001
Professional title (0 = Public health; 1 = Other)	−0.132	0.036	−0.138	−0.212	−0.065	0.0003
Bachelor’s Degree (0 = MUW; 1 = Other)	−0.260	0.042	−0.241	−0.317	−0.165	<0.0001
Bachelor’s studies GPA	0.394	0.039	0.367	0.295	0.438	<0.0001
Score in Epidemiology subtest	0.018	0.006	0.102	0.032	0.172	0.0042
Score in Organization in Health Care subtest	0.021	0.008	0.100	0.027	0.174	0.0077
Score in Scientific Method subtest	0.019	0.007	0.091	0.023	0.159	0.0091
Score in Health and Human nutrition subtest	0.026	0.008	0.114	0.045	0.183	0.0013
Score in Social science subtest	0.013	0.007	0.069	0.000	0.138	0.0492

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