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Table 1 Short- and long-term outcomes associated with student publication in the NZMSJ

From: Publication in a medical student journal predicts short- and long-term academic success: a matched-cohort study

Variable

Publication in NZMSJ, N = 49 (33.3%)

No publication in NZMSJ, N = 98 (66.7%)

Univariate OR (95% CI)

P value

Gender

 

1.000

 Female

19 (38.8%)

38 (38.8%)

1.00 (0.50–2.02)

 

PubMed®-indexed publication(s) prior to graduation

 

< 0.001*

 Yes

16 (32.7%)

8 (8.2%)

5.38 (2.12–13.69)

 

 No

33 (67.3%)

90 (91.8%)

 

PubMed®-indexed publication(s) following graduation

 

0.001*

 Yes

30 (61.2%)

33 (33.7%)

3.09 (1.52–6.26)

 

 No

19 (38.8%)

65 (66.3%)

 

Post-graduation higher academic degrees

  

Any degree

 

0.007*

 Yes

27 (55.1%)

31 (31.6%)

2.63 (1.30–5.32)

 

 No

22 (44.9%)

67 (68.4%)

 

PhD

 

0.004*

 Yes

8 (16.3%)

2 (2.0%)

9.21 (1.88–45.05)

 

 No

41 (83.7%)

96 (98.0%)

 

Faculty position

 

0.047*

 Yes

9 (18.4%)

7 (7.1%)

2.90 (1.01–8.30)

 

 No

40 (81.6%)

91 (92.9%)

 
  1. *Indicates statistically significant (p < 0.05)