Table 2 Zero-inflated poisson regression (adjusted for clusters in universities) investigating the association between student characteristics and the number of PubMed-indexed publications
Variable | Crude estimates | Adjusted estimatesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
IRR (95% CI) | P value | IRR (95% CI) | P value | |
Gender | ||||
Woman (n = 1038) | 0.54 (0.24; 0.88) | 0.042* | 0.70 (0.47; 1.03) | 0.147 |
Other (n = 17) | 0.39 (0.11; 1.40) | 0.49 (0.01; 40.6) | ||
Man (n = 512) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Mixed (n = 105) | 1.00 (0.47; 2.15) | 0.489 | 1.87 (1.02; 3.43) | 0.073 |
Asian (n = 411) | 1.59 (0.75; 3.38) | 1.88 (1.07; 3.30) | ||
Black (n = 206) | 0.69 (0.26; 1.82) | 1.61 (0.70; 3.73) | ||
Other (n = 48) | 1.16 (0.62; 2.18) | 2.22 (0.90; 5.50) | ||
White (n = 798) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Russell Group University | ||||
Yes (n = 889) | 1.51 (0.65; 3.51) | 0.339 | 1.87 (0.81; 4.35) | 0.145 |
No (n = 684) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Number of research projects done in medical school | 1.19 (1.16; 1.21) | < 0.001* | 1.17 (1.11; 1.23) | < 0.001* |
Research perception | 1.02 (0.94; 1.11) | 0.587 | 1.10 (1.03; 1.17) | 0.003* |
Previous degree | ||||
Yes (n = 269) | 0.50 (0.28; 0.90) | 0.022* | 0.60 (0.10; 3.78) | 0.589 |
No (n = 1304) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Prior research experience | ||||
Yes (n = 675) | 0.58 (0.38; 0.89) | 0.012* | 0.66 (0.42; 1.03) | 0.065 |
No (n = 898) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Stage of training | ||||
Clinical (n = 722) | 2.67 (1.08; 6.60) | 0.033* | 1.50 (0.31; 7.24) | 0.614 |
Pre-clinical (n = 851) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Works/worked part-time | ||||
Yes (n = 830) | 0.69 (0.36; 1.33) | 0.267 | 0.84 (0.52; 1.35) | 0.477 |
No (n = 711) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Parent has a degree | ||||
Yes (n = 1136) | 1.33 (0.74; 2.37) | 0.342 | 0.87 (0.31; 2.39) | 0.784 |
No (n = 395) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Secondary school | ||||
Independent (n = 283) | 0.87 (0.55; 1.38) | 0.822 | 1.00 (0.70; 1.43) | 0.713 |
Outside UK (n = 257) | 0.99 (0.55; 1.81) | 1.36 (0.64; 2.88) | ||
State (n = 1009) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||