Table 2.
Publication probability by postgraduate year
| Postgraduate year | Published before 80-hour rule | Did not publish before 80-hour rule | Published after 80-hour rule | Did not publish after 80-hour rule | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 59 | 17 | 31 | 3.60 (1.46–8.85) | •0.009† |
| 2 | 10 | 55 | 18 | 30 | 3.30 (1.37–7.93) | •0.013† |
| 3 | 9 | 55 | 14 | 34 | 2.52 (1.00–6.33) | 0.085† |
| 4 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 28 | 1.14 (0.54–2.43) | 0.881† |
| 5 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 1.09 (0.52–2.29) | 0.978† |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1.50 (0.28–8.04) | 1.000* |
| Graduate Year 1 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 1.12 (0.52–2.45) | 0.926† |
| Graduate Year 2 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 0.79 (0.35–1.79) | 0.728 |
| Overall | 139 | 302 | 146 | 206 | 1.54 (1.15–2.06) | •0.005†,‡ |
•Statistically significant; *p value calculated with Fisher’s test; †p value calculated with chi square test with Yates correction for continuity; ‡statistically significant after correction with Bonferroni calculation, threshold p value < 0.00625 resulting from multiple tests.