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Table 3 Risk ratios for non-academic and academic variables

From: Risk factors associated with academic difficulty in an Australian regionally located medical school

Variable

df

Regression Coefficient (B)

Exp(B) - Hazard ratio

95% CI for Exp(B)

p-value

Lower

Upper

Age at start of study ≤19 = 0, >19 = 1)

1

−0.13

0.93

0.85

1.01

0.10

Origin (Domestic = 0, International = 1)

1

0.95

1.09

0.94

1.28

0.23

First in Family (No = 0, Yes = 1)

1

0.51

1.66

1.10

2.50

0.015

Gender (Male = 0, Female = 1)

1

−0.40

0.96

0.67

1.39

0.83

Indigenous Status (No = 0, Yes = 1)

1

1.25

3.49

2.02

6.17

0.0001

NESB (English = 0, Non-English = 1)

1

0.19

1.21

0.86

1.91

0.48

aSES

2

    

0.71

SES (1)

1

0.24

1.28

0.62

2.63

0.49

SES (2)

1

0.24

1.28

0.72

2.39

0.40

bASGC-RA

4

    

0.000

ASGC-RA (1)

1

2.88

0.06

0.01

0.46

0.007

ASGC-RA (2)

1

1.84

0.16

0.02

1.22

0.077

ASGC-RA (3)

1

3.92

0.02

0.00

0.17

0.000

ASGC-RA (4)

1

2.26

0.10

0.00

1.69

0.112

FirstinFamily*Indigenous

1

1.09

2.96

1.46

6.00

0.003

FirstinFamily*ASGC-RA

1

0.64

1.89

1.34

2.67

0.000

OP Score

1

−0.53

0.58

0.175

1.97

0.389

Interview score

1

−0.04

0.95

0.65

1.40

0.812

Mid-Year 1 Exam

1

0.02

1.02

0.98

1.07

0.251

End-Year 1 Exam

1

−0.22

0.80

0.75

0.85

0.00

Mid-Year 2 Exam

1

−0.05

0.94

0.91

0.98

0.01

End-Year 2 Exam

1

−0.05

0.95

0.91

0.98

0.01

  1. aSES (Low = 0, Medium = 1, High = 2)
  2. bASGC-RA (Major Cities = 0, Inner Regional = 1, Outer Regional = 2, Remote = 3, Very Remote = 4)