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Table 3 Regression models for predicting study outcome (zOutcomeOverall): Effect of demographic factors, only students enrolled by entrance testa

From: Selection and academic success of medical students in Hamburg, Germany

 

beta

sig.

R

R change

p(F) change

Model 1Only PEA

  

.009

.009

.010

 zEduAttain

.093

<.001

   

Model 2 HAM-Nat added to model 1

 zEduAttain

.217

<.001

.051

.042

<.001

 zHAMNat

.242

    

Model 3 Interaction added to model 2

  

.056

.014

.148

 zEduAttain

.206

<.001

   

 zHAMNat

.251

<.001

   

 zHAMNat*zEduAttain

−.050

.163

   

 MultipleAttempts1

−.054

.149

   

Model 4 Gender added to model 3

  

.059

.003

.331

 zEduAttain

.211

<.001

   

 zHAMNat

.279

<.001

   

 zHAMNat*zEduAttain

−.060

.105

   

 MultipleAttempts1

−.051

.170

   

 MaleGender1

.043

.245

   

 MaleGender1*zHAMNat

−.052

.309

   

Model 5 Demographic factors added to model 4

  

.084

.025

.003

 zEduAttain

.232

<.001

   

 zHAMNat

.306

<.001

 

.

 

 zHAMNat*zEduAttain

−.061

.099

   

 MultipleAttempts1

−.031

.409

   

 MaleGender1

.042

.247

   

 MaleGender1*zHAMNat

−.065

.196

   

 AgeLow1

−.008

.835

   

 NationalityGerman1

.017

.644

   

 FirstLanguageGerman1

.092

.039

   

 ParentsBothGermanBorn1

.067

.124

   

 ParentsBothAcademic1

.024

.523

   

 ParentIsMedicalProfess1

.032

.392

   

Model 6 Federal state added to model 3

  

.072

.016

.043

 zEduAttain

.233

<.001

   

 zHAMNat

.249

<.001

   

 zHAMNat*zEduAttain

−.058

.105

   

 MultipleAttempts1

−.046

.209

   

 Abitur grade from Schleswig-Holsteinb

.071

.047

   

 Abitur grade from Lower Saxonyb

.099

.008

 

.

 

 Abitur grade from North Rhine-Westphaliab

.024

.518

   

 Abitur grade from Baden-Württembergb

.043

.238

   
  1. aSample size for all models is n = 761 instead of n = 794 due to missing values in zOutcomeOverall, zEduAttain, and variables of the sociodemographic questionnaire
  2. bReference state is Hamburg