Table 3.

Binary multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with alexithymia (N=347).

Variable	OR (95% CI)	P value
Academic year of study
Pre-clerkship (2nd, 3rd, 4th years)	1
Clerkship (5th, 6th years)	0.43 (0.26–0.72)	.001
Grade point average
A (4.5–5)	1
B (3.75–4.49)	1.38 (0.83–3.30)	.210
C (3.74–2.75)	0.99 (0.26–3.81)	.991
D (2.74–2)	10.44 (4.24–25.77)	.031
Smoking
No	1
Yes	3.52 (1.60–3.34)	.002
History of childhood abuse
No	1
Yes	2 (1.20–8.77)	.008
History of psychiatric illness
No	1
Yes	14.40 (4.76–21.06)	.013

Model fit measures: Deviance: 430, AIC: 446, R2 (McFadden): 0.106, R2 (Nagelkerke): 0.183.