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. 2021 Jan 25;41(3):422–434. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-00915-z

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of clinical, leadership, and compensation.

Target variable Factors Clinical time (hours/year) p value

Clinical hours worked per year

(R2 adjusted: 0.26)

Region—Southeast (yes) 634 (322 to 947) <0.001
Primarily cover a Level 3 nursery (yes) 414 (73 to 756) 0.018
Underrepresented in medicine (yes) 80 (−272 to 432) NS
Medical education (weeks/year) 30 (15 to 46) <0.001
Administration (weeks/year) −22 (−32 to −13) <0.001
Research (weeks/year) −31 (−40 to −22) <0.001
Asian (yes) −45 (−197 to 107) NS

Title of Institutional Committee Chair

(AUC: 0.81)

Factors Odds ratio p value
Asian (yes) 1.51 (0.5–4.59) NS
Underrepresented in medicine (yes) 1.45 (0.41–5.13) NS
Years post fellowship (5-year blocks) 1.38 (1.13–1.7) 0.002
Medical education (weeks/year) 1.06 (1.02–1.1) 0.003
Number of annual presentations 1.05 (1–1.1) 0.039
Research (weeks/year) 1 (0.96–1.05) NS
Number of primary authorships 0.99 (0.97–1) NS
Clinical time (weeks/year) 0.97 (0.93–1) NS
Gender (female) 0.35 (1.25–6.58) 0.013

Title of Chief/Group Leader

(AUC: 0.84)

Factors Odds ratio p value
Publications (>10) 2.38 (1.1–5.15) 0.027
Years post fellowship (5-year blocks) 1.43 (1.19–1.73) <0.001
Asian (yes) 0.88 (0.29–2.67) NS
Underrepresented in medicine (yes) 0.5 (0.13–1.91) NS
Clinical (>12 weeks/year) 0.4 (0.19–0.87) 0.02
Gender (female) 0.34 (0.16–0.73) 0.006
Research (>15 weeks/year) 0.23 (0.06–0.81) 0.023

Administrative hours worked per year

(R2 adjusted: 0.27)

Factors Odds ratio p value
Primarily cover level 4 nursery (yes) 119 (−24 to 263) NS
Asian (yes) 74 (−21 to 169) NS
Medical education (weeks/year) 45 (36 to 53) <0.001
Clinical time (weeks/year) −13 (−18 to −7) <0.001
Research time (weeks/year) −14 (−20 to −7) <0.001
Underrepresented in medicine (yes) −55 (−280 to 170) NS

Total cash compensation

(R2 adjusted: 0.36)

Factors Dollars per year p value
Salaried (yes) −$63,475 (−$15,628 to −$111,323) 0.01
Gender (female) −$42,503 (−$25,843 to −$59,165) <0.001
Academic affiliation (yes) −$37,686 (−$18,208 to −$57,165) <0.001
Region—Northeast −$36,155 (−$14,271 to −$58,039) 0.001
Region—Mid-Atlantic −$34,451 (−$13,003 to −$55,899) 0.002
Underrepresented in medicine (yes) −$27,688 (−$991 to −$54,384) 0.042
Asian (yes) −$20,217 (−$43,198 to $2764) NS
Research (weeks/year) −$912 (−$171 to −$1654) 0.016
Years post fellowship (5-year blocks) $10,553 ($6887 to $14,219) <0.001
Bonus (yes) $26,620 ($9984 to $43,255) 0.002