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Table 2 Odds of being in the top and in the bottom nurse productivity categories relative to the average productivity category

From: Rankings matter: nurse graduates from higher-ranked institutions have higher productivity

Characteristic

Top productivity category OR [95% CI] (P)

Bottom productivity category OR [95% CI] (P)

Education:

 No BSN

REF

REF

 First-tier BSN

3.18 [1.59–6.33] (<0.001)**

1.19 [0.66–2.14] (0.57)

 Second-tier BSN

1.73 [0.88–3.39] (0.11)

0.89 [0.49–1.63] (0.71)

Gender:

 Female

REF

REF

 Male

1.00 [0.47–2.12] (1.00)

0.78 [0.37–1.67] (0.52)

Age

1.03 [1.00–1.07] (0.08)

1.00 [0.98–1.04] (0.75)

Experience

0.99 [0.94–1.04] (0.68)

0.97 [0.92–1.02] (0.24)

  1. Notes: Estimates using an ordered logistic regression model
  2. adjusted for unit fixed effects. ** < 0.01