Table 4.
Results of eight logistic regression models predicting whether a specialty is top three choice for Year 5 students (only factors with p < 0.01 shown)
| Dependent variable | Independent variable | B | OR [95% CI] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anaesthesia |
|
|
|
|
| Dundee [ref. Aberdeen] |
0.617 |
1.853 [1.262-2.721] |
p = 0.002 |
|
| Work-life balance not extremely important [ref. Extremely important] |
0.421 |
1.524 [1.111-2.091] |
p = 0.009 |
|
|
Emergency medicine |
Male gender [ref. Female] |
0.647 |
1.910 [1.429-2.553] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
|
General practice |
|
|
|
|
| Country of birth other [ref. Scotland] |
−0.837 |
0.433 [0.256-0.732] |
p = 0.002 |
|
| Edinburgh [ref. Aberdeen] |
−0.577 |
0.562 [0.366-0.861] |
p = 0.008 |
|
| Male gender [ref. Female] |
−0.531 |
0.588 [0.426-0.812] |
p = 0.001 |
|
| Intellect not extremely important [ref. Extremely important] |
0.970 |
2.638 [1.885-3.692] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
|
| Work-life balance not extremely important [ref. Extremely important] |
−1.531 |
0.216 [0.154-0.303] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
|
|
Medical specialities |
Country of birth other [ref. Scotland] |
0.672 |
1.957 [1.195-3.207] |
p = 0.008 |
|
Surgical specialities |
Male gender [ref. Female] |
1.191 |
3.291 [2.372-4.568] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
| Other ethnicity [ref. White] |
0.677 |
1.968 [1.190-3.255] |
p = 0.008 |
|
| Work-life balance not extremely important [ref. Extremely important] |
0.823 |
2.278 [1.613-3.216] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
|
|
Obstetrics & gynaecology |
Male gender [ref. Female] |
−1.561 |
.210 [0.133-0.332] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
|
Paediatrics |
|
|
|
|
| Male gender [ref. Female] |
−0.853 |
0.426 [0.295-0.616] |
p ≤ 0.001 |
|
| Diagnostics | Edinburgh [ref. Aberdeen] | −1.109 | 0.330 [0.155-0.703] | p = 0.004 |