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. 2012 Aug 23;12:82. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-82

Table 5.

Logistic regression on Preference for Medical specialty1 for all students, first stage students and second stage students (B-values, Odds Ratio, Wald statistics)

 
 All (N = 462)
 First stage (N = 253)
 Second stage (N = 209)
 
 Model 3
 Model 4
 Model 3
 Model 4
 Model 3
 Model 4
  B Exp (B) Wald B Exp (B) Wald B Exp (B) Wald B Exp (B) Wald B Exp (B) Wald B Exp (B) Wald
Gender 2,5
 −0.57
 0.57
 7.98**
 −0.32
 0.72
 2.29
 −0.52
 0.60
 3.77
 −0.33
 0.72
 1.42
 −0.60
 2.04
 3.87*
 −0.14
 0.87
 0.18
Education stage 3
 −0.28
 0.76
 2.08
 −0.18
 0.83
 0.85
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Living together 4,5
 −0.68
 0.51
 6.40*
 −0.59
 0.55
 4.65*
 −0.72
 0.49
 3.25
 −0.70
 0.50
 3.00
 −0.52
 2.04
 2.11
 −0.27
 0.76
 0.49
Profession related motives (external)
  
  
  
 0.48
 1.62
 12.09***
  
  
  
 0.37
 1.45
 3.78
  
  
  
 1.09
 2.98
 16.69***
Life-style motives (external)
  
  
  
 −0.26
 0.77
 4.50*
  
  
  
 −0.20
 0.82
 1.48
  
  
  
 −0.57
 0.57
 6.80**
Personal involvement (intrinsic)
  
  
  
 −0.24
 0.79
 1.50
  
  
  
 −0.15
 0.87
 0.39
  
  
  
 0.13
 1.14
 0.36
Nagelkerke Pseudo R²
 0.05
  
  
 0.10
  
  
 0.04
  
  
 0.07
  
  
 0.04
  
  
 0.17
  
  
Chi² (df = 3 & df = 6)/ a Chi² (df = 2 & df = 5) 18.92***     33.75***     a 7.42*     a 12.62*     a 6.34*     a27.33** *    

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.

1 no surgery specialty = 0; surgery specialty = 1; 2 0 = male; 1 = female; 3 first stage = 0; second stage = 1; 4 0 = not living together; 1 = living together.

5 Controlled for gender x living together: p > . .05.