Table 6 Associations with resource scores
Outcome variable | Possible range of variable | Statistically significant predictors | Effect size | 95% Confidence intervals | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Building score | 0 to 24 | French as a language of instruction | -4.9 | -6.8 to-3.0 | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Â | GDP per capita (in US$, log scale) | 1.6 | 0.54 to 2.8 | P = 0.0047 |
Library score | 0 to 32 | Age of medical school (in years) | 0.14 | 0.075 to 0.20 | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Â | English as a language of instruction | 6.3 | 3.3 to 9.2 | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Â | Public ownership of medical School | -6.0 | -9.1 to-2.9 | P = 0.00024 |
| Â | Â | GDP per capita (in US$, log scale) | 2.3 | 0.0014 to 4.6 | P = 0.0499 |
Clinical sites score | 0 to 24 | Age of medical school (in years) | 0.059 | 0.011 to 0.11 | P = 0.015 |
| Â | Â | Arabic as a language of instruction | 4.1 | 0.60 to 7.5 | P = 0.022 |
Laboratory score | 0 to 24 | Age of medical school (in years) | 0.092 | 0.037 to 0.15 | P = 0.0015 |
| Â | Â | GDP per capita (in US$, log scale) | 2.8 | 0.85 to 4.7 | P = 0.0062 |
| Â | Â | Public ownership of medical school | -3.2 | -6.0 to-0.33 | P = 0.029 |
Internet score | 0 to 32 | GDP per capita (in US$, log scale) | 4.1 | 2.3 to 5.8 | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Â | Public ownership of medical school | -3.6 | -6.9 to-0.24 | P = 0.036 |
Advanced ICT score | 0 to 24 | Age of medical school (in years) | 0.094 | 0.051 to 0.14 | P < 0.0001 |
| Â | Â | Annual tuition (in thousands of US$) | 0.71 | 0.35 to 1.1 | P = 0.00015 |
| Â | Â | GDP per capita (in US$, log scale) | 2.6 | 0.92 to 4.2 | P = 0.0032 |