Table 5. Risk of being assessed as underperforming in GP trainees from first- and second-generation ethnic minority groups compared with trainees from the majority group (N = 1700, logistic regression model without random effects, adjusted for age and sex)
CategoryUnderperformance odds ratio (95% CI)P valueStandard error
Second-generation minorities5.53 (3.45 to 8.88)<0.0010.24
First-generation minorities1.72 (1.06 to 2.77)0.0280.25
Independent risk groups
Age1.09 (1.05 to 1.14)<0.0010.02
Sex1.57 (1.10 to 2.23)0.0120.18
Adjusted for age and male sex
Second-generation minorities1.65 (1.01 to 2.68)0.0450.25
First-generation minorities4.02 (2.45 to 6.61)<0.0010.25