Table 4 Association between high school degree and student graduation from the medical school
From: Admission criteria and academic performance in medical school
High school degree | N admitted students | N graduated students (%) | Odds of graduating on time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95%CI) | P* | |||
Jordanian | 445 | 415(93.3%) | 0.10(0.07–0.15) | < 0.001 |
IGCSE | 63 | 55(87.3%) | 0.48(0.22–1.02) | 0.052 |
SAT | 12 | 975.0 | 1.03(0.28 -3.79) | 0.962 |
IB | 16 | 16(100.0%) | NC | 0.029 |
Bahrain | 12 | 8(66.7%) | 1.74(0.52–5.83) | 0.367 |
Canadian | 3 | 2(66.7%) | 1.72(0.16–19.12) | 0.653 |
UAE | 13 | 10(76.9%) | 1.03(0.28–3.79) | 0.962 |
Iraqi | 17 | 3(17.6%) | 17.31(4.92–60.92) | < 0.001 |
Israeli | 14 | 8(57.1%) | 2.63(0.90–7.69) | 0.066 |
Kuwaiti | 54 | 27(50.0%) | 3.87(2.20–6.78) | < 0.001 |
Libyan | 9 | 4(44.4%) | 4.39(1.17–16.53) | 0.017 |
Malaysian | 25 | 13(52.0%) | 3.33(1.49 -7.43) | 0.002 |
Palestinian | 9 | 9(100.0%) | NC | 0.125 |
Qatari | 6 | 6(100.0%) | NC | 0.185 |
Saudi | 95 | 31(32.6%) | 10.41(6.49–16.69) | < 0.001 |
Syrian | 12 | 9(75.0%) | 1.15(0.31–4.29) | 0.836 |
Yemeni | 2 | 1(50.0%) | 3.45(0.22–55.48) | 0.352 |
Egyptian | 1 | 0(0.0%) | 4.46(3.92 -5.07) | 0.063 |
Total | 808 | 626(77.5%) | ||