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Table 3 Linear regression models for predicting change in the total knowledge score and the three domains

From: Evaluation of an educational intervention in oral health for primary care physicians: a cluster randomized controlled study

Explanatory variables

Standardized regression coefficient Beta

P-value of Wald test

95% confidence interval for Beta

Lower bound

Upper bound

Model 1: total score

 Group A intervention

0.64

<  0.001

0.377

0.655

 Group B intervention

0.035

0.677

−1.14

1.75

 Age

0.06

0.525

− 0.06

0.11

 Gendera

0.09

0.311

− 0.77

2.39

 Working placeb

0.09

0.306

− 0.66

2.07

 Total score at baseline

−0.30

<  0.001

− 0.63

− 0.20

Model 2: paediatric domain score

 Group A intervention

0.69

<  0.001

−1.62

2.74

 Group B intervention

0.03

0.723

−0.49

0.70

 Age

0.04

0.672

−0.03

0.04

 Gendera

0.06

0.539

− 0.46

0. 88

 Working placeb

0.11

0.235

−0.23

0.91

 Paediatric score at baseline

−0.17

0.0350

−0.43

−0.08

Model 3: dental domain score

 Group A intervention

0.58

<  0.001

−1.02

1.92

 Group B intervention

0.19

0.235

−0.19

0.78

 Age

0.09

0.338

−0.02

0.04

 Gendera

0.02

0.809

− 0.45

0.58

 Working placeb

0.04

0.684

−0.36

0.54

 Dental score at baseline

−0.44

<  0.001

−0.74

− 0.34

Model 4: medical domain score

 Group A intervention

0.42

<  0.001

−0.82

2.14

 Group B intervention

−0.04

0.696

−0.81

0.54

 Age

0.04

0.657

−0.03

0.05

 Gendera

0.11

0.262

− 0.32

1.15

 Working placeb

0.09

0.343

−0.33

0.94

 Medical score at baseline

−0.42

<  0.001

−0.67

− 0.29

  1. aGender:female = 1, male = 2, bWorking place: public = 1, public+private = 2