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Table 2 Results from conditional logistic regression modelling

From: Features of successful bids for funding of applied health research: a cohort study

  

Shortlisting results

Shortlisting model results

Funding model results

Application characteristic

Sub-groups

No (%) with characteristic (n = 257)

Application shortlisted? No (%)

Univariate unadjusted odds ratio associated with shortlisting (95% CI)4*

Unadjusted P value4

Shortlisted odds ratio (95% CI)*

Funded odds ratio (95% CI)*

Yes (n = 90)

No (n = 167)

Full model3

Forwards/backwards model selection2

Full model3

Forwards/backwards model selection2

Characteristics

         

Statistician

 

164 (63.8%)

73 (81.1)

91 (54.5)

3.76 (2.21, 6.37)*

<0.0001

2.31 (0.97, 5.50)

2.25 (1.08, 4.68)*

6.20 (1.73, 22.27)*

6.23 (1.60, 24.28)*

Named clinician

 

227 (88.3%)

85 (94.4)

142 (85.0)

2.17 (0.65, 7.31)

0.2099

2.48 (0.43, 14.21)

 

1.28 (0.11, 15.54)

 

Multidisciplinary team

 

205 (79.8%)

88 (97.8)

117 (70.1)

19.94 (5.13, 77.50)*

<0.0001

17.28 (2.59, 115.32)*

13.25 (1.93, 91.05)*

5.87 (0.87, 39.85)

3.56 (0.76, 16.67)

Number of applicants 4 or more

 

237 (92.2)

89 (98.9)

148 (88.6)

11.17 (1.36, 91.59)*

0.0246

0.44 (0.01, 14.92)

 

0.08 (0.01, 0.83)*

0.08 (0.01, 0.71)*

Pilot/feasibility study completed

Yes

10 (3.9%)

5 (5.6)

5 (3.0)

4.11 (1.24, 13.62)*

0.0209

14.76 (1.28, 169.89)*

9.07 (1.34, 61.49)*

16,971.42 (240.23, 1,198,987.00)*

2,563.64 (27.65, 237,671.6)*

No1

44 (17.1%)

16 (17.8)

28 (16.8)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

Unclear1

203 (79.0%)

69 (76.7)

134 (80.2)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

PI/team participated in systematic review

 

22 (8.6%)

11 (12.2)

11 (6.6)

1.63 (0.70, 3.78)

0.2590

0.37 (0.10, 1.35)

 

0.21 (0.05, 0.81)*

0.29 (0.09, 1.00)

PI gender

Male

165 (64.2%)

58 (64.4)

107 (64.1)

0.73 (0.39, 1.36)

0.3195

1.30 (0.54, 3.13)

 

0.47 (0.09, 2.40)

 

PI Institution

Big 6

47 (18.3%)

16 (17.8)

31 (18.6)

1.10 (0.54, 2.22)

0.1223

1.32 (0.44, 3.90)

 

0.91 (0.27, 3.03)

0.93 (0.30, 2.89)

 

Russell Gp exc. Big 6

103 (40.1%)

43 (47.8)

60 (35.9)

1.62 (1.00, 2.63)*

 

0.93 (0.41, 2.09)

 

0.04 (0.01, 0.26)*

0.08 (0.02, 0.39)*

 

Other1

107 (41.6%)

31 (34.4)

76 (45.5)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

1.0

  1. *a star is shown next to an odds ratio and 95% confidence interval if it is significant at the 5% level (e.g., confidence interval excludes 1).
  2. 1Reference category (for characteristics for which possible categories were Yes, No, or Unclear the No and Unclear group were combined prior to inclusion in the regression models).
  3. 2Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval associated with the model coefficients of characteristics kept in the model following the selection process (forwards and backwards selection methods gave the same model so results for both have been presented in one column).
  4. 3Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval associated with the model coefficients from the model which included all characteristics.
  5. 4Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval with P value obtained by fitting a conditional logistic regression model on shortlisted/not shortlisted with just this characteristic included in the model.
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