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. 2025 Apr 22;27:e72633. doi: 10.2196/72633

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for practice dimension.


Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis

ORa (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Intrinsic motivation 1.082 (1.058-1.107) <.001 1.063 (1.035-1.091) <.001
Attitude 1.182 (1.124-1.243) <.001 1.095 (1.029-1.165) .004
Sex

Male Refb —c — —

Female 0.919 (0.653-1.294) .63 — —
Age (years)

Under 35 Ref — — —

35-39 1.101 (0.735-1.648) .64 — —

More than 40 1.187 (0.749-1.883) .47 — —
Ethnicity

Han Ref — — —

Ethnic minority 1.081 (0.236-5.530) .92 — —
Marital status

Unmarried Ref — — —

Married 0.906 (0.599-1.366) .64 — —
Given birth (number of children)

No Ref — — —

Yes 1.142 (0.765-1.703) .52 — —
Mortgage or debt pressure

No Ref — — —

Yes 0.903 (0.618,1.314) .59 — —
Field of specialization

Internal medicine Ref — Ref —

Surgery 0.778 (0.382-1.565) .48 0.692 (0.312-1.531) .36

Anesthesiology 0.632 (0.343-1.142) .13 0.602 (0.306-1.182) .14

Emergency medicine 1.156 (0.584-2.265) .68 1.103 (0.520-2.338) .80

Other 0.930 (0.381-2.295) .87 0.805 (0.303-2.140) .66
Education

Bachelor’s degree Ref — Ref —

Master’s degree 0.898 (0.627-1.288) .56 0.978 (0.654-1.462) .91

Doctorate or above 1.672 (0.877-3.316) .13 1.813 (0.870-3.778) .11
Hospital level

Public tertiary hospital Ref — — —

Other 1.081 (0.692-1.698) .73 — —
Teaching hospital

No Ref — — —

Yes 0.856 (0.511-1.420) .55 — —
Average monthly income per capita income (US $)

5000 or less Ref — Ref —

5001-10,000 1.841 (0.863-4.025) .12 1.785 (0.768-4.147) .18

10,001-20,000 1.694 (0.790-3.723) .18 1.606 (0.691-3.730) .27

More than 20,000 2.140 (0.764-6.206) .15 2.253 (0.720-7.050) .16

Prefer not to disclose 1.636 (0.703-3.892) .26 1.919 (0.752-4.896) .17
Relatives working in research

No Ref — Ref —

Yes 1.210 (0.792-1.861) .38 1.118 (0.702-1.782) .64

Unsure 0.458 (0.139-1.351) .17 0.457 (0.130-1.600) .22
Number of research project led or deeply participated in

None Ref — — —

1~2 projects 1.249 (0.855-1.832) .25 — —

3-5 projects 1.115 (0.613-2.049) .72 — —
Number of research training or seminars you have attended

None Ref — — —

Approximately 1-2 times 0.856 (0.549-1.331) .49 — —

3-5 times 0.890 (0.491-1.621) .70 — —

More than 5 times 0.913 (0.569-1.465) .71 — —
Research atmosphere in your team

Poor Ref — Ref —

Average 1.067 (0.625-1.826) .81 1.202 (0.645-2.237) .56

Good 1.685 (0.994-2.864) .053 1.915 (1.038-3.533) .04
Rate your mentor or department head’s research competence

Poor or very poor Ref — — —

Average 0.499 (0.189-1.237) .14 0.434 (0.149-1.259) .12

Good 0.691 (0.265-1.692) .43 0.466 (0.162-1.342) .16

Excellent 0.941 (0.359-2.321) .90 0.557 (0.193-1.611) .28

aOR: odds ratio.

bReference values.

cNot applicable.