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Table 7 Univariate regression analysis results: passes all core 4 courses

From: Quantitative analysis of a Māori and Pacific admission process on first-year health study

Predictors

First year tertiary students

First year bachelor students

2009 – 2012 (n = 368)

2009 – 2012 (n = 242)

 

Odds ratio (95 % CI)

Overall P value

Odds ratio (95 % CI)

Overall P value

Passes All Core 4 Courses

 Any 2 sciences (NCEA, CIE, IB)**

  No

  

1.00

 

  Yes

  

2.57 (1.16, 5.68)

0.020*

 Followed advice

  No

  

1.00

 

  Yes

  

1.83 (0.90, 3.71)

0.095

 CertHSc MMI

  Whānau Support

   FCa

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

1.51 (0.64, 3.57)

 

   MC

  

0.54 (0.03, 9.69)

0.581

  Academic Preparation

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

0.79 (0.31, 2.03)

 

   MC

  

1.35 (0.25, 7.38)

0.818

  Career Aspirations

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

0.36 (0.15, 0.84)

 

   MC

  

1.21 (0.19, 7.52)

0.059

  Student Information

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

1.03 (0.42, 2.54)

 

   MC

  

>999.999

0.998

 Bachelor MMI

  Whānau Support

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

0.70 (0.34, 1.46)

 

   MC

  

1.51 (0.41, 5.53)

0.453

  Academic Preparation

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

0.76 (0.36, 1.59)

 

   MC

  

1.01 (0.38, 2.66)

0.737

  Career Aspirations

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

0.54 (0.28, 1.05)

 

   MC

  

0.60 (0.25, 1.46)

0.175

  Student Information

   FC

  

1.00

 

   SC

  

0.69 (0.36, 1.32)

 

   MC

  

0.44 (0.16, 1.24)

0.240

Continuous variables

  School Results (NCEA)*

   Rank Score

  

1.37 (1.20, 1.57)

<0.0001*

   L3 English^

  

1.01 (0.83, 1.23)

0.921

   L3 Biology

  

1.20 (0.95, 1.51)

0.134

   L3 Chemistry

  

0.85 (0.70, 1.03)

0.089

   L3 Physics

  

1.10 (0.94, 1.29)

0.213

   L3 Maths

  

1.27 (1.04, 1.54)

0.017*

  MAPAS Maths test (per 10 % increase)

  

1.21 (1.02, 1.42)

0.029*

  MAPAS English test(per 10 % increase)

  

0.99 (0.96, 1.01)

0.283

  1. *Adjusted for MAPAS interview year, gender, ancestry and school decile. For Passes All Courses (a binary outcome variable), the odds ratio (OR) associated with the change in a linear predictor was estimated with 95 % confidence interval. For a continuous predictor, this indicated the difference in ratio of two odds with either 20 point (NCEA Rank Score) or 10 % (MAPAS Maths test) increase in the predictor, relative to the odds with no increase. For a categorical predictor, this indicated the difference in odds between the current and reference categories (e.g. the odds of Passes All Courses with exposure to Any 2 Sciences, relative to the odds of not having exposure to Any 2 Sciences). The null hypothesis was that there was no change in the odds (i.e. OR = 1)
  2. **NCEA = National Certificate in Educational Achievement, CIE = Cambridge International Exam, IB = International Baccalaureate
  3. aFC Few concerns, SMC Some or major concerns
  4. Insufficient data available for analysis