Table 4 Binary logistic regression (adjusted for clusters in universities) investigating the association between student characteristics and national/international abstract presentation
Variable | Oral/poster presentation? | Crude estimates | Adjusted estimatesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Gender | ||||||
Woman (n = 1038) | 220 | 818 | 0.92 (0.69; 1.23) | 0.450 | 1.03 (0.76; 1.40) | 0.888 |
Other (n = 17) | 6 | 11 | 1.86 (0.62; 5.56) | 1.36 (0.33; 5.67) | ||
Man (n = 512) | 116 | 396 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||||
Mixed (n = 105) | 34 | 71 | 1.77 (1.14; 2.75) | 0.096 | 2.12 (1.37; 3.26) | 0.019* |
Asian (n = 411) | 84 | 327 | 0.95 (0.67; 1.33) | 1.10 (0.75; 1.63) | ||
Black (n = 206) | 43 | 163 | 0.97 (0.65; 1.47) | 1.12 (0.67; 1.87) | ||
Other (n = 48) | 11 | 37 | 1.10 (0.56; 2.17) | 1.53 (0.78; 3.00) | ||
White (n = 798) | 170 | 628 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Russell Group University | ||||||
Yes (n = 889) | 236 | 653 | 1.95 (1.34; 2.83) | < 0.001* | 1.61 (1.07; 2.45) | 0.024 |
No (n = 684) | 107 | 577 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Number of research projects done in medical school | 1.88 (1.54; 2.31) | < 0.001* | 1.63 (1.34; 1.99) | < 0.001* | ||
Research perception | 1.07 (1.03; 1.11) | < 0.001* | 1.02 (0.99; 1.06) | 0.242 | ||
Previous degree | ||||||
Yes (n = 269) | 68 | 201 | 1.27 (0.84; 1.91) | 0.258 | 1.05 (0.66; 1.65) | 0.848 |
No (n = 1304) | 275 | 1029 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Prior research experience | ||||||
Yes (n = 675) | 175 | 500 | 1.52 (1.21; 1.91) | < 0.001* | 1.38 (1.04; 1.83) | 0.025* |
No (n = 898) | 168 | 730 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Stage of training | ||||||
Clinical (n = 722) | 259 | 463 | 5.11 (3.20; 8.13) | < 0.001* | 3.49 (2.28; 5.34) | < 0.001* |
Pre-clinical (n = 851) | 84 | 767 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Works/worked part-time | ||||||
Yes (n = 830) | 201 | 629 | 1.35 (1.06; 1.72) | 0.015* | 0.94 (0.70; 1.26) | 0.684 |
No (n = 711) | 136 | 575 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Parent has a degree | ||||||
Yes (n = 1136) | 257 | 879 | 1.15 (0.82; 1.61) | 0.409 | 0.89 (0.63; 1.27) | 0.528 |
No (n = 395) | 80 | 315 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||
Secondary school | ||||||
Independent (n = 283) | 63 | 220 | 1.12 (0.81; 1.55) | 0.159 | 0.64 (0.43; 0.96) | 0.029* |
Outside UK (n = 257) | 72 | 185 | 1.53 (0.98; 2.39) | 1.46 (0.92; 2.33) | ||
State (n = 1009) | 205 | 804 | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | ||