Table 2.
Predictive Factors in Attainment of Second R01
| Outcome | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | Ref. | Ref. |
| Female | 0.96 | 0.45–2.05 |
| Research category | ||
| Wet | Ref. | Ref. |
| Dry | 0.57 | 0.29–1.11 |
| Degree | ||
| MD | Ref. | Ref. |
| MD–PhD | 1.23 | 0.62–2.44 |
| MD + other | 0.74 | 0.25–2.18 |
| OD + other | 1.04 | 0.19–5.79 |
| Temporal cohort | ||
| 1985–1994 | Ref. | Ref. |
| 1995–2004 | 1.72 | 0.79–3.75 |
| 2005–2015 | 0.55 | 0.28–1.08 |
| Funding tiera | ||
| 1 | Ref. | Ref. |
| 2 | 0.76 | 0.37–1.56 |
| 3 | 0.58 | 0.27–1.26 |
| Specialty | ||
| General | Ref. | Ref. |
| Cornea | 1.19 | 0.24–5.90 |
| Glaucoma | 1.32 | 0.26–6.74 |
| Pediatrics/strabismus | 0.96 | 0.17–5.53 |
| Retina | 0.84 | 0.18–3.83 |
| Oculoplastics | 0.69 | 0.07–7.28 |
| Neuro-ophthalmology | 1.06 | 0.11–10.33 |
| Unknown | 0.35 | 0.05–2.74 |
| Other | 3.07 | 0.24–38.88 |
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Institutions were categorized into three tiers based on NIH funding of the ophthalmology department using data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research and the NIH RePORTER database. Tier 1, ranks 1–30; tier 2, ranks 31–60; tier 3, ranks > 60. Ref.: reference population.