Early prediction of the risk of scoring lower than 500 on the COMLEX 1

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Table 1 Odds Ratio with COMLEX-1 Score 500 as Cutoff (N = 904)

		Odds ratio	5% Conf. Lower	95% Conf. Upper	P
Preadmission	MCAT (first time)	0.925	0.876	0.977	**
Preadmission	MCAT (mean)	0.912	0.858	0.972	**
Semester I
Musculoskeletal System I	MSK I	0.984	0.981	0.988	***
Molecular Cellular Mechanism	MCM	0.985	0.981	0.988	**
Hematology/Immunology I	HEME I	0.988	0.985	0.991	***
Cardiovascular System I	CV I	0.983	0.980	0.987	***
Respiratory System I	RESP I	0.983	0.979	0.987	***
Renal System I	REN I	0.986	0.982	0.989	***
Osteopathic Principles/Practices I	OPP I	0.986	0.983	0.990	***
Principles of Clinical Medicine I	PCM I	0.986	0.982	0.990	***
Semester II
Gastrointestinal System I	GI I	0.983	0.979	0.986	***
Endocrine/Reproductive System I	ENDO I	0.980	0.977	0.984	***
Neuroscience System I	NEURO I	0.982	0.979	0.986	**
Osteopathic Principles/Practices II	OPP II	0.984	0.980	0.987	***
Principles of Clinical Medicine II	PCM II	1.014	1.002	1.027	*
Semester III
Renal System II	REN II	0.973	0.969	0.978	***
Cardiovascular System II	CV II	0.971	0.967	0.977	***
Respiratory System II	RESP II	0.976	0.972	0.979	***
Hematology/Lymphatic System II	HEME II	0.981	0.978	0.984	***
Gastrointestinal System II	GI II	0.979	0.976	0.983	***
Osteopathic Principles/Practices III	OPP III	0.981	0.978	0.985	***
Principles of Clinical Medicine III	PCM III	0.979	0.975	0.983	***
Principles of Clinical Medicine III	Average score in all courses	0.955	0.950	0.964	***

Note: *** p < 0.0001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05
Abbreviations: COMLEX 1 The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States Level 1, MCAT the Medical College Admissions Test, 5% Conf. Lower 5% confidence, 95% Conf. Upper: 95% Confidence

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