Computer-based test (CBT) and OSCE scores predict residency matching and National Board assessment results in Japan

Table 6 CBT/Pre-CC OSCE results vs. NBE results: positive T-test

	NBE pass (mean ± SD)	NBE fail (mean ± SD)	P-value	cut-off	Odds ratio	95% CI
CBT scores: %	80.8 ± 0.644	61.7 ± 2.57	< 0.0001^*2	74.19	∞
CBT-IRT	545 ± 7.23	357 ± 17.0	< 0.0001^*1	433.0	∞
OSCE Total_Score_Sum	87.3 ± 0.318	83.2 ± 1.92	0.0261^*1	83.69	5.27	1.74–16.0
OSCE Total_GS	4.46 ± 0.0286	4.22 ± 0.114	0.0401^*2	4.583	4.13	0.90–18.9
OSCE Total_Score_SC	85.7 ± 0.438	80.2 ± 2.87	0.0628^*1	81.05	4.73	1.57–14.3
OSCE Total_Score_CP	94.9 ± 0.371	91.3 ± 2.08	0.0318^*1	92.86	4.19	1.53–13.0
OSCE Vital_Score_CP	94.3 ± 0.671	89.3 ± 2.86	0.0873^*2	(85.71)	4.58	1.07–19.5
OSCE Vital_Score_SC				87.50	(6.35)	0.76–53.0
OSCE Vital_Score_Sum				66.67	11.83	2.34–59.8
OSCE HN_Score_SC	89.6 ± 0.605	83.9 ± 2.41	0.0242^*2	90.00	4.35	1.18–16.0
OSCE HN_Score_Sum	91.3 ± 0.486	86.5 ± 1.94	0.0164^*2	90.74	4.47	1.36–14.7
OSCE Neuro_Score_Sum	86.2 ± 0.646	80.9 ± 2.58	0.0497^*2	(76.67)	4.83	1.56–14.9

Abbreviations: CP, concerns and process; NE, neurological examinations; HN, head and neck; GS, global scores; SC, skills and contents; VS, vital signs; HN, head and neck
*1: Wilcoxon/Steel–Dwass test
*2: Student/Tukey–Kramer test

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