Table 2 Effects of physicians’ characteristics on practicing in the prefecture of their medical schools

Year of establishment (post-1970)

0.75

0.62–0.90

0.002

School type (private)

0.63

0.51–0.77

<0.001

Location (prefecture with densely populated cities^a)

2.34

1.92–2.85

<0.001

Sex (male)

1.07

1.05–1.10

<0.001

Experience

 3–5 years

1.24

1.19–1.29

<0.001

 6–10 years

1.12

1.08–1.15

<0.001

 11–20 years

1.05

1.03–1.08

<0.001

 ≥21 years

Reference

-

-

Random part

Standard deviation

95 % CI

p value

Medical school

0.37

0.32–0.44

<0.001