Table 4.

Adjusted Relative Risks for a Career Decision of General Internal Medicine

Variable	Relative Risk (95% CI)	P Value
Medical school (U.S.)	3.02 (1.00 to 9.10)	.05
Sex (female)	1.75 (0.90 to 3.39)	.10
Loan debt (per level)	1.27 (1.00 to 1.62)	.05
Perception of lower income (per level)	1.65 (1.06 to 2.56)	.03
Negative orientation to patients with psychological problems (per scale point)	0.97 (0.94 to 1.00)	.07

Variables not entering the regression (P>.10): age at medical school graduation, calendar year of medical school graduation, class rank, timing of decision to become doctor, score on Authoritarianism scale, and score on Machiavellianism scale.

CI, confidence interval.