Table 3.

Predictors of correct recognition of mental disorders (n=502)

	OR	Lower	Upper	P value
Age group (years)
<21	1.02	0.54	1.94	0.949
> 21	Ref.	–	–	–
Gender
Female	1.91	1.15	3.18	0.013
Male	Ref.	–	–	–
Ethnicity
Chinese	Ref.	–	–	–
Non-Chinese	0.55	0.23	1.34	0.188
Academic year
First	Ref.	–	–	–
Second	1.15	0.61	2.16	0.672
Third	1.70	0.72	4.03	0.228
Fourth	2.97	1.20	7.36	0.019
Fifth	6.52	2.24	19.03	<0.001
Interest in psychiatry prior to medical school
Yes	2.28	0.46	11.39	0.316
No	Ref.	–	–	–
Vignette type
Depression	Ref.	–	–	–
Dementia	0.28	0.11	0.73	0.009
Alcohol abuse	0.58	0.20	1.64	0.301
Obsessive–compulsive disorder	0.48	0.17	1.36	0.167
Schizophrenia	0.09	0.04	0.23	<0.001
Experience dealing with someone similar to ‘X’
No	Ref.	–	–	–
Yes	1.84	0.98	3.44	0.056
Has friends and family with problems similar to ‘X’
No	Ref.	–	–	–
Yes	0.90	0.46	1.78	0.764