Table 2 Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses
From: Characteristics of internal medicine residents who successfully match into cardiology fellowships
|  | All subjects (N = 339) | Matched to CV (N = 73) | Logistic regression analyses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bivariate | Multivariable | ||||||
Pre-residency characteristics | N (%) | N (% of)a | OR (99% CI) | p-value | OR (99% CI) | p-value | |
Research publications, total | ≥1 | 104 (30.7%) | 28 (26.9%) | 1.556 (0.764–3.170) | 0.11 | 1.166 (0.342–3.981) | 0.75 |
0 | 235 (69.3%) | 45 (19.2%) | – |  | – |  | |
Research publications, 1st author | ≥1 | 48 (14.2%) | 15 (31.3%) | 1.826 (0.752–4.432) | 0.08 | 1.210 (0.258–5.665) | 0.75 |
0 | 291 (85.8%) | 58 (20.0%) | – |  | – |  | |
Declared CV career intent | Yes | 38 (11.2%) | 25 (65.8%) | 10.136 (3.844–26.729) | < 0.0001 | 6.387 (1.746–23.356) | 0.0002 |
No | 301 (88.8%) | 48 (16.0%) | – |  | – |  | |
Top 50 medical school | Yes | 110 (32.5%) | 26 (23.6%) | 1.199 (0.586–2.451) | 0.51 | 0.891 (0.320–2.484) | 0.77 |
No | 229 (67.6%) | 47 (20.5%) | – |  | – |  | |
AOA member | Yes | 104 (30.7%) | 24 (23.1%) | 1.139 (0.550–2.359) | 0.65 | 0.859 (0.276–2.672) | 0.73 |
No | 235 (69.3%) | 49 (20.9%) | – |  | – |  | |
| Â | Â | Mean (SD) | Mean CV vs. not | Â | Â | Â | Â |
USMLE Step 1 score |  | 235.3 (15.9) | 237.0 vs. 234.8 | 1.009 (0.987–1.031) | 0.29 | 1.027 (0.987–1.069) | 0.08 |
USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge score |  | 246.3 (15.4) | 246.6 vs. 246.2 | 1.001 (0.980–1.024) | 0.87 | 0.992 (0.949–1.036) | 0.62 |
CV-specific experiences | N (%) | N (% of) | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
CV elective | Yes | 111 (32.7%) | 51 (46.0%) | 7.958 (3.729–16.980) | < 0.0001 | 7.338 (2.839–18.969) | < 0.0001 |
No | 228 (67.3%) | 22 (9.7%) | – |  | – |  | |
Timing of first CV experience | 1st half | 171 (50.4%) | 37 (21.6%) | 1.012 (0.513–2.000) | 0.96 | 1.116 (0.460–2.711) | 0.75 |
2nd half | 168 (49.6%) | 36 (21.4%) | – |  | – |  | |
CV clinical evaluations (top 20%) | Yes | 68 (20.1%) | 20 (29.4%) | 1.714 (0.777–3.780) | 0.08 | 1.469 (0.414–5.219) | 0.43 |
No | 271 (79.9%) | 53 (19.6%) | – |  | – |  | |
| Â | Â | Mean (SD) | Mean CV vs. not | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ITE PGY-2 CV percentile |  | 62.9 (26.6) | 74.6 vs. 59.7 | 1.025 (1.009–1.041) | < 0.0001 | 1.049 (1.021–1.079) | < 0.0001 |
Global residency performance | N (%) | N (% of) | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Publications during residency | ≥3 | 108 (31.9%) | 34 (31.5%) | 4.069 (1.279–12.946) | 0.002 | 4.667 (1.065–20.455) | 0.007 |
2 | 74 (21.8%) | 17 (23.0%) | 2.641 (0.757–9.215) | 0.05 | 2.487 (0.557–11.100) | 0.12 | |
1 | 88 (26.0%) | 15 (17.1%) | 1.820 (0.516–6.416) | 0.22 | 2.523 (0.541–11.776) | 0.12 | |
0 | 69 (20.4%) | 7 (10.1%) | – |  | – |  | |
Mini-CEX evaluations (top 20%) | Yes | 68 (20.1%) | 18 (26.5%) | 1.414 (0.630–3.172) | 0.27 | 2.428 (0.641–9.191) | 0.09 |
No | 271 (79.9%) | 55 (20.3%) | – |  | – |  | |
Clinical evaluations (top 20%) | Yes | 67 (19.8%) | 17 (25.4%) | 1.311 (0.578–2.977) | 0.39 | 0.769 (0.178–3.318) | 0.64 |
No | 272 (80.2%) | 56 (20.6%) | – |  | – |  | |
| Â | Â | Mean (SD) | Mean CV vs. not | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ITE PGY-2 overall percentile |  | 76.5 (20.1) | 75.8 vs. 76.7 | 0.998 (0.981–1.014) | 0.72 | 0.932 (0.896–0.970) | < 0.0001 |