Results of the multinomial regression analysis
| Predictor variables | UK employment/further study | Working abroad | Career break | |||
| Β (SE) p-value | OR (95% CI for OR) | Β (SE) p-value | OR (95% CI for OR) | Β (SE) p-value | OR (95% CI for OR) | |
| 1. Model parameters | ||||||
| Intercept | 1.00 (0.10)** | −0.70 (0.20)** | 0.21 (0.11) | |||
| Graduate status: school leaver on entry to medical school | 0.40 (0.10)** | 1.50 (1.30 to 2.00) | 0.43 (0.16)* | 1.54 (1.12 to 2.10) | 0.12 (0.10) | 1.13 (0.92 to 1.40) |
| Gender: male | 0.23 (0.07)* | 1.27 (1.10 to 1.43) | 0.07 (0.12) | 1.07 (0.84 to 1.40) | −0.14 (0.08) | 0.90 (0.76 to 1.10) |
| F1 intention: intention for specialty training | −2.13 (0.08)** | 0.12 (0.10 to 0.14) | −3.00 (0.14)** | 0.06 (0.04 to 0.07) | −2.10 (0.10)** | 0.13 (0.10 to 0.15) |
Total number of participants: 5819.
Goodness-of-fit χ2=χ2 (12)=14.01, p=0.30.
*p<0.01; **p<0.001. Reference outcome category: specialty training. Reference category for predictors: female, graduate status and no intention.