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. 2018 Jul 27;9(3):e4–e13.

Table 2.

Logistic regression model of variables predicting medical student interest in research education and opportunitiesa

Unadjusted Model Adjusted Model
Variable Odds Ratio 95% CIb P Value Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value
Undergraduate Thesis 2.4 0.6-9.1 .19 2.2 0.5-10.3 .29
Graduate Thesis 3.2 0.8-12.0 .09 3.2 0.6-16.3 .17
Other Research Experience 1.6 0.5-5.1 .45 1.6 0.4-6.6 .47
Year Two 0.8 0.4-1.6 .52 1.1 0.5-2.5 .82
Year Three 1.1 0.4-2.8 .85 1.4 0.5-4.0 .54
Main Campus 1.5 0.3-6.4 .56 1.4 0.3-7.7 .64
Self-Rated Research Ability 1.0 1.0-1.1 .14 1.0 0.9-1.1 .88
Student-Rated Supervisors’ Understanding of Research 2.0 1.3-3.2 .003 2.1 1.3-3.4 .004
Self-Rated Knowledge Gained in the MD Program 1.0 1.0-1.1 .79 1.0 0.9-1.1 .93
a

Data are from 498 medical students at a single medical school surveyed in fall 2014.

b

CI indicates confidence interval.

c

Regression coefficients were unstandardized.

d

Interactions tested were self-rated knowledge gained in MD program with undergraduate thesis, self-rated knowledge gained in MD program with graduate thesis and self-rated knowledge gained in MD program with other research experience.