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Table 4 Comparison of all study performance outcome variables of selection-positive (SP) and selection-negative (SN) students. For all analyses, route of entry was coded SN = 0 and SP = 1, making SN the reference group; cohort and sex were controlled for

From: Selection into medicine: the predictive validity of an outcome-based procedure

Cognitive outcomes

 Cognitive courses

SP; M (SD)a

SN; M (SD)

Bb

SRCc

t-value

p-value

  Year 1

7.00 (0.88)

6.85 (0.94)

0.151

0.082

2.106

0.036*

  Year 2

6.82 (0.88)

6.68 (0.89)

0.106

0.059

1.520

0.129

 Cognitive courses

% of SP

% of SN

B

ORd

Walde

p-value

  Year 3

      

   Fail/Non-fail

11.0

17.2

-0.507

0.602

4.225

0.040*

   Excellent/Non-excellent

13.6

8.8

0.424

1.528

2.369

0.124

 CATf

SP; M (SD)a

SN; M (SD)

Bb

SRCc

t-value

p-value

  Year 3

      

   Fail/Non-fail

10.8

15.9

-0.467

0.627

3.403

0.065

   Good/Non-good

5.9

9.3

-0.481

0.618

2.308

0.129

 Progress tests (Z-scores)

SP; M (SD)

SN; M (SD)

B

SRC

t-value

p-value

  Year 1

0.07 (0.78)

-0.06 (0.82)

0.141

0.087

2.243

0.025*

  Year 2

0.06 (0.83)

-0.07 (0.85)

0.137

0.080

2.013

0.045*

  Year 3

0.05 (0.85)

-0.04 (0.88)

0.090

0.052

1.256

0.210

(Inter)personal outcomes

 COREg

% of SP

% of SN

B

OR

Wald

p-value

  Year 1

      

   Fail/Non-fail

1.3

2.5

-0.546

0.579

0.830

0.362

   Good/Non-good

52.1

41.4

0.464

1.591

8.068

0.005*

  Year 2

      

   Fail/Non-fail

0.5

2.3

-1.299

0.273

2.428

0.119

   Good/Non-good

46.7

39.5

0.272

1.312

2.630

0.105

  Year 3

      

   Fail/Non-fail

0

0

N.A.i

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

   Good/Non-good

62.3

49.8

0.494

1.639

8.424

0.004**

 Professional Behavior

% of SP

% of SN

B

OR

Wald

p-value

  Year 1

      

   Fail/Non-fail

0.5

0.4

-0.436

0.647

0.124

0.725

  Year 2

      

   Fail/Non-fail

0.0

0.8

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

  Year 3

      

   Fail/Non-fail

0

0

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

   Excellent/Non-excellent

12.1

6.8

0.580

1.785

3.343

0.067

 Portfolio

  Year 1

      

   Fail/Non-fail

1.3

4.0

-1.228

0.293

4.931

0.026*

Mixed outcomes

 OSCE

% of SP

% of SN

B

OR

Wald

p-value

  Year 1

      

   Fail/Non-fail

8.7

11.2

-0.397

0.673

1.961

0.161

   Good/Non-good

38.6

32.0

0.433

1.542

5.653

0.017*

  Year 2

      

   Fail/Non-fail

4.6

5.4

-0.176

0.839

0.218

0.641

   Good/Non-good

61.3

51.4

0.407

1.502

5.794

0.016*

  Year 3

      

   Fail/Non-fail

2.0

5.4

-1.023

0.359

4.482

0.034*

   Good/Non-good

52.9

38.0

0.608

1.837

12.149

0.000**

General outcomes

 Drop-out

% of SP

% of SN

B

OR

Wald

p-value

  Year 1

3.0

4.5

-0.366

0.694

0.787

0.375

  Entire bachelor

3.5

6.2

-0.566

0.568

2.335

0.127

 Study delay

% of SP

% of SN

B

OR

Wald

p-value

  Bachelor

19.2

25.5

-0.359

0.698

3.470

0.062

 ECTS

SP; M (SD)

SN; M (SD)

B

SRC

t-value

p-value

  Year 3, including resits

166.5 (35.5)

161.2 (42.6)

4.689

0.060

1.590

0.112

  1. a M (SD) = Mean (Standard Deviation). b B = Regression coefficient. c SRC=Standardized Regression Coefficient. d OR=Odds Ratio. e Wald = Wald statistic. f CAT = Critical Appraisal of a Topic. g CORE = Consulting and Reflecting skills. h OSCE = Objective Structured Clinical Examination. i N.A.= Not Applicable. *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005