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

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Table 2 Bivariate Correlation of Independent Variables and Scores of COMLEX 1 in the First Three Semesters (N = 904)

	COMLEX −1	MCAT	MSK I	MCM	HEME I	CV I	RESP I	REN I	OPP I	PCM I	GI I	ENDO I	NEURO I	OPP II	PCM II	REN II	CV II	RESP II	HEME II	GI II	OPP III	PCM III
COMLEX-1	1.00
MCAT	0.18	1.00
MSK I	0.54	0.14	1.00
MCM	0.49	0.24	0.60	1.00
HEME I	0.46	0.14	0.53	0.61	1.00
CV I	0.53	0.22	0.70	0.57	0.54	1.00
RESP I	0.51	0.15	0.49	0.47	0.51	0.52	1.00
REN I	0.55	0.15	0.55	0.53	0.47	0.60	0.56	1.00
OPP I	0.41	0.09	0.60	0.42	0.43	0.57	0.51	0.47	1.00
PCM I	0.41	0.07	0.49	0.44	0.45	0.50	0.45	0.36	0.50	1.00
GI I	0.53	0.08	0.70	0.52	0.53	0.66	0.50	0.56	0.56	0.48	1.00
ENDO I	0.61	0.12	0.66	0.54	0.55	0.62	0.58	0.60	0.54	0.49	0.67	1.00
NEURO I	0.59	0.06	0.74	0.50	0.48	0.64	0.49	0.58	0.52	0.41	0.69	0.70	1.00
OPP II	0.50	0.11	0.58	0.39	0.38	0.53	0.42	0.48	0.56	0.50	0.56	0.56	0.59	1.00
PCM II	0.43	0.02	0.50	0.40	0.37	0.47	0.41	0.40	0.47	0.59	0.52	0.55	0.52	0.53	1.00
REN II	0.70	0.09	0.51	0.48	0.49	0.55	0.53	0.57	0.43	0.44	0.58	0.65	0.62	0.53	0.52	1.00
CV II	0.70	0.06	0.56	0.46	0.50	0.59	0.53	0.55	0.48	0.47	0.56	0.65	0.64	0.55	0.50	0.77	1.00
RESP II	0.66	0.02	0.43	0.39	0.45	0.44	0.52	0.51	0.43	0.42	0.49	0.60	0.55	0.45	0.46	0.72	0.70	1.00
HEME II	0.61	0.03	0.44	0.42	0.40	0.44	0.40	0.48	0.32	0.32	0.48	0.56	0.55	0.44	0.48	0.69	0.67	0.63	1.00
GI II	0.63	0.02	0.46	0.39	0.42	0.48	0.47	0.52	0.38	0.41	0.52	0.61	0.60	0.48	0.52	0.73	0.71	0.72	0.71	1.00
OPP III	0.49	0.00	0.45	0.32	0.29	0.36	0.37	0.38	0.41	0.35	0.41	0.45	0.50	0.53	0.49	0.51	0.52	0.50	0.53	0.54	1.00
PCM III	0.49	0.06	0.44	0.34	0.35	0.43	0.36	0.37	0.36	0.50	0.46	0.51	0.45	0.52	0.57	0.55	0.58	0.48	0.51	0.56	0.48	1.00

Note: Pearson correlation R < 0.07, p > 0.05; Pearson correlation R ≥ 0.07, p < 0.05
Abbreviations: COMLEX 1 The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States Level 1, MCAT the Medical College Admissions Test, MSK I Musculoskeletal System I, MCM Molecular Cellular Mechanism, HEME I Hematology/Immunology I, CV I Cardiovascular System I, RESP I Respiratory System I, REN I Renal System I, OPP I Osteopathic Principles/Practices I, PCM I Principles of Clinical Medicine I, GI I Gastrointestinal System I, ENDO I Endocrine/Reproductive System I, NEURO I Neuroscience System I, OPP II Osteopathic Principles/Practices II, PCM II Principles of Clinical Medicine II, REN II Renal System II, CV II Cardiovascular System II, RESP II Respiratory System II, HEME II Hematology/Lymphatic System II, GI II Gastrointestinal System II, OPP III Osteopathic Principles/Practices III, PCM III Principles of Clinical Medicine III

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