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Table 3 Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses of Predictive Factors Associated With Superior Reporting Quality

From: Evaluation of the reporting quality of observational studies in master of public health dissertations in China

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Variables

OR (95%CI)

P

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

P

Type

 Cross-sectional studies

1

   

 Case-control studies

0.73 (0.29–1.84)

0.502

0.66 (0.25–1.77)

0.410

 Cohort studies

4.08 (1. 67–10.00)

0.002

3.41 (1.27–9.16)

0.015

Funding support

 No

1

   

 Yes

2.71 (1.05–7.02)

0.040

4.37 (3.52–7.48)

< 0.001

Number of published papers during postgraduate period

  < 2

1

   

  ≥ 2

2.52 (1.11–5.73)

0.028

3.46 (1.40–8.60)

0.007

Number of the statistical methods

  < 3

1

   

  ≥ 3

3.33 (1.46–7.56)

0.004

1.893 (0.74–4.74)

0.183

 Year

1.32 (0.96–1.82)

0.088

  
  1. Note: The included articles were divided into superior and inferior reporting quality groups according to the cut-off value (the 75 percentile of the STROBE score, 15.40)