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Table 1 Description of the categorical variables of the cohort (n = 242) and univariate analysis of the predictive factors associated with a better ranking of the Reims students at the 2015 NRE

From: Predictive factors of success at the French National Ranking Examination (NRE): a retrospective study of the student performance from a French medical school

Variables

n (%)

Mean rank (± SD)

p

Population1

236 (98%)

  

Gender

  

0.77

 Female

138 (58%)

5062 (± 2261)

 Male

98 (42%)

4969 (± 2674)

Answered survey

  

0.89

 Yes

156 (66%)

5007 (± 2444)

 No

80 (34%)

5053 (± 2435)

Decided to repeat the 2015 NRE in 2016

  

0.49

 Yes

4 (2%)

5859 (± 1578)

 No

232 (98%)

5008 (± 2448)

Repeating the NRE at 2015 NRE

  

0.74

 Yes

23 (10%)

5181 (± 2554)

 No

213 (90%)

5006 (± 2428)

Repeated the first yeara

  

<  0.0001

 Yes

89 (57%)

5743 (± 2026)

 No

68 (43%)

3953 (± 2610)

Repetition during university course2,a

  

<  0.0001

 Yes

39 (25%)

7020 (± 1705)

 No

117 (75%)

4337 (± 2283)

Gaining a Master’s degree (first year)a

  

0.22

 Yes

31 (20%)

4523 (± 2428)

 No

125 (80%)

5128 (± 2443)

Gaining a Master’s degree (second year)a

  

0.44

 Yes

3 (2%)

3930 (± 2648)

 No

153 (98%)

5029 (± 2445)

Attendance at the hospital internship (4th year)a

 Yes

156 (100%)

  

 No

0 (0%)

  

Attendance at the hospital internship (5th year)a

 Yes

156 (100%)

  

 No

0 (0%)

  

Attendance at the hospital internship (6th year)a,3

  

<  0.0001

 Yes

102 (65%)

5740 (± 2294)

 No

54 (35%)

3627 (± 2113)

Attendance at the faculty lectures (1st year)a

  

0.74

 Yes

148 (95%)

4980 (± 2481)

 No

7 (5%)

5300 (± 1641)

Attendance at the faculty lectures (2nd year)a

  

0.71

 Yes

91 (58%)

5070 (± 2389)

 No

65 (42%)

4921 (± 2535)

Attendance at the faculty lectures (3rd year)a

  

0.87

 Yes

77 (49%)

4974 (± 2353)

 No

79 (51%)

5041 (± 2544)

Attendance at the faculty lectures (4th year)a

  

0.99

 Yes

66 (42%)

5006 (± 2412)

 No

90 (58%)

5009 (± 2481)

Attendance at the faculty lectures (5th year)a

  

0.45

 Yes

58 (37%)

5006 (± 2412)

 No

98 (63%)

5009 (± 2481)

Attendance at the faculty lectures (6th year)a

  

56

 Yes

44 (28%)

5605 (± 2277)

 No

112 (72%)

4774 (± 2477)

Intrinsic motivationa

   

 Highly motivated

74 (48%)

3664 (± 2112)

<  0.0001

 Moderately motivated

61 (40%)

5634 (± 2016)

<  0.0001

 Not motivated

21 (12%)

7870 (± 1078)

 

Extrinsic motivation4,a

  

0.46

 Yes

28 (18%)

4692 (± 2660)

 No

127 (82%)

5067 (± 2407)

Targeted speciality5,a

  

0.62

 Yes

129 (83%)

4964 (± 2403)

 No

27 (17%)

5220 (± 2667)

Targeted city of residency5,a

  

0.01

 Yes

82 (53%)

5465 (± 2444)

 No

74 (47%)

4501 (± 2358)

Personal goal of ranking5,a

108 (46%)

  
  1. 1All students who are completed the 2015 NRE. SD: standard-déviation. 2First and sixth years excluded. 3Motivation were in 100% of cases, revision and preparation of the NRE. 4Exstrinsic motivation that means the student feeling about their faculty supports in the NRE preparation and/or learning their future profession. 5Before completed the 2015 NRE. aUnknown: n = 80 (33%); bUnknown: n = 50 (21%); cUnknown: n = 59 (25%)
  2. boldface entries are statistically significant with a p < 0.05
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