Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between community and hospital doctors
Variable | Hospital doctors N = 63 N (%) | Community doctors N = 82 N (%) | All doctors N = 145 N (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 34 (54.0) | 37 (46.8) | 71 (50.0) | 0.499 |
Female | 29 (46.0) | 42 (53.2) | 71 (50.0) | |
Age (Y) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 42.7 ± 10.9 | 46.2 ± 11.7 | 44.7 ± 11.5 | 0.074 |
Range | 26–66 | 28–69 | 26–69 | |
Country of birth | ||||
Israel | 48 (76.2) | 38 (46.9) | 86 (59.7) | <0.0001 |
Abroad | 15 (23.8) | 43 (53.1) | 58 (40.3) | |
Board certified | ||||
No | 29 (46.0) | 32 (39.0) | 61 (42.1) | 0.403 |
Yes | 34 (54.0) | 50 (61.0) | 84 (57.9) | |
Professional seniority (Y) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 12.4 ± 10.9 | 16.6 ± 12.0 | 14.8 ± 11.7 | 0.044 |
Range | 5–26 | 1–40 | 1–40 | |
Teaching involvement | ||||
High involvement | 15 (23.8%) | 15 (18.8) | 30 (21.0) | 0.701 |
Moderate involvement | 18 (28.6) | 22 (27.5) | 40 (28.0) | |
Low involvement | 17 (27.0) | 20 (25.0) | 37 (25.9) | |
No involvement | 13 (20.6) | 23 (28.8) | 36 (25.2) | |