Table 4. Outcome of the logistic regression analysis for burnout components and the study variables (n=249)
Variable Low professional efficacy High exhaustion High cynicism
OR 95%CI p-value OR 95%CI p-value OR 95%CI p-value
Gender                  
  Male 1.25 (0.70, 2.23) 0.45 0.85 (0.48,1.51) 0.58 1.46 (0.82, 2.62) 0.20
  Female† 1     1     1    
Age (years)                  
  20-23 0.85 (0.24, 2.97) 0.79 0.41 (0.12,1.40) 0.16 0.59 (0.17, 2.11) 0.42
  ≥ 24† 1     1     1    
Grade point average      
  < 4.50 1.99 (1.10, 3.60) 0.02* 1.21 (0.68, 2.13) 0.52 1.01 (0.56,1.82) 0.97
  ≥4.50† 1     1     1    
Academic year            
  1st year 0.99 (0.39, 2.49) 0.98 2.26 (0.92, 5.57) 0.08 0.98 (0.39, 2.46) 0.96
  2nd year 1.42 (0.52, 3.84) 0.49 1.47 (0.56, 3.86) 0.43 1.45 (0.53, 3.98) 0.47
  3rd year 1.66 (0.59, 4.64) 0.33 1.23 (0.47, 3.26) 0.67 0.44 (0.17,1.19) 0.11
  4th year† 1     1     1    
Stream            
  Stream I 2.46 (0.57, 10.55) 0.23 3.02 (0.72,12.69) 0.13 1.37 (0.31, 6.09) 0.68
  Stream II† 1     1     1    
Physician in family            
  Yes 0.74 (0.42, 1.28) 0.28 1.86 (1.08, 3.19) 0.03* 2.30 (1.31, 4.05) 0.004*
  No† 1     1     1    
The frequency of involvement in extracurricular activities‡
  1-3 1.54 (0.64, 3.73) 0.34 0.82 (0.35, 1.94) 0.65 1.31 (0.54, 3.16) 0.55
  ≥ 4 1.14 (0.58, 2.27) 0.70 0.69 (0.35, 1.36) 0.28 1.09 (0.55, 2.18) 0.81
  None† 1     1     1    
Organizing extracurricular activities‡    
  Yes 0.51 (0.27, 0.96) 0.04* 0.91 (0.49, 1.70) 0.76 1.12 (0.59, 2.12) 0.74
  No† 1     1     1    

Key: Stream I – undergraduates; Stream II – postgraduates; OR - Odds ratio, CI - Confidence interval *Significant at p value < 0.05 †Reference group; ‡During the past three months

 Int J Med Educ. 2017; 8:144-150; doi: 10.5116/ijme.58e3.ca8a