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. 2026 Jun 19;14:1858371. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1858371

Table 6.

Ridge regression analysis results for first-aid competency scores.

Variable β SE t p-value 95% CI lower 95% CI upper
Gender −0.0188 0.0107 −1.764 0.0778 −0.0397 0.0021
Age −0.0174 0.0105 −1.6573 0.0976 −0.0379 0.0032
Education 0.022 0.0135 1.6285 0.1035 −0.0045 0.0485
Occupation 0.0255 0.011 2.3114 0.0209 0.0039 0.047
Willingness to volunteer −0.0095 0.0099 −0.964 0.3352 −0.0289 0.0098
Training awareness 0.389 0.0221 17.6111 <0.001 0.3457 0.4323
Training support 0.3749 0.0252 14.8735 <0.001 0.3255 0.4244

R2 = 0.6334, Adjusted R2 = 0.6325, F = 677.70, p < 0.001.

β, standardized ridge regression coefficient; SE, bootstrap standard error; CI, confidence interval.