Table 3: Association of factors on admission to residency with success on composite Certification in The College of Family Physicians examination*
FactorOR (95% CI)p value
Univariate regression
Age0.949 (0.922-0.976)< 0.001
Female sex1.585 (1.023-2.455)0.04
Fluency in English1.552 (0.995-2.420)0.05
Human Development Index value7.223 (1.286-40.568)0.02
Previous internship0.697 (0.430-1.130)0.1
Previous residency0.803 (0.496-1.300)0.4
Previous professional experience0.627 (0.386-1.018)0.06
Research experience0.815 (0.501-1.326)0.4
Conference attendance1.381 (0.642-2.973)0.4
Publications2.054 (1.070-3.942)0.03
Teaching dossier1.029 (0.390-2.714)1.0
Multivariable regression
Age0.945 (0.918-0.972)< 0.001
Fluency in English1.884 (1.182-3.002)0.008
Constant25.409 (7.723-83.605)< 0.001

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

*A total of 372/469 residents (79.3%) passed both portions of the examination.