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| colspan=3 style="font-size: 8pt" | †In our logistic regression analyses, ordinal variables were treated as univariate continuous variables ranging from 0- | | colspan=3 style="font-size: 8pt" | †In our logistic regression analyses, ordinal variables were treated as univariate continuous variables ranging from 0-4 where 0 was the lowest response and 4 was the highest response. | ||
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° The descriptive statistic was chosen based on the scale type of the variable in question. Continuous data, such as GPA or weight, is best described by its mean. Ordinal data, such as great, good, or bad, is best described by its median. Categorical data, such as gender or race, is best described by the mode<sup>[19]</sup>. | ° The descriptive statistic was chosen based on the scale type of the variable in question. Continuous data, such as GPA or weight, is best described by its mean. Ordinal data, such as great, good, or bad, is best described by its median. Categorical data, such as gender or race, is best described by the mode<sup>[19]</sup>. | ||
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