Table 2 Characteristics of hematologists by sex

Geographic division

Northeast

115 (5.7%)

29 (4.1%)

86 (6.5%)

< 0.001

North

467 (23.0%)

110 (15.7%)

357 (26.8%)

East

910 (44.8%)

362 (51.6%)

548 (41.2%)

Northwest

80 (3.9%)

36 (5.1%)

44 (3.3%)

Southwest

236 (11.6%)

86 (12.3%)

150 (11.3%)

South central

224 (11.0%)

78 (11.1%)

146 (11.0%)

Transplant center scale

< 50 annually

916 (45.1%)

331 (47.2%)

585 (44.0%)

0.160

≥ 50 annually

1116 (54.9%)

370 (52.8%)

746 (56.0%)

Age

≤ 45

1455 (71.60%)

438 (62.5%)

1017 (76.4%)

< 0.001

>45

577 (28.40)

263 (37.5%)

314 (23.6%)

Hospital grade

Grade 3 A

244 (12.0%)

110 (15.7%)

134 (10.1%)

< 0.001

Non grade 3 A

1788 (88.0%)

591 (84.3%)

1197 (89.9%)

Type of work

Experimental research

100 (4.9%)

30 (4.3%)

70 (5.3%)

0.332

Clinical practice

1932 (95.1%)

671 (95.7%)

1261 (94.7%)

Work experience

< 10 years

937 (46.11%)

262 (37.4%)

675 (50.7%)

< 0.001

≥ 10 years

1095 (53.89%)

439(62.6%)

656 (49.3%)

Education

Doctor and master

1407 (69.24%)

466 (66.5%)

941 (70.7%)

0.050

Undergraduate and below

625 (30.76%)

235 (33.5%)

390 (29.3%)

Professional title

Vice-senior and senior

986 (48.52%)

425 (60.6%)

561 (42.1%)

< 0.001

Medium and below

1046 (51.48%)

276 (39.4%)

770 (57.9%)

Academic position

National and provincial academic position

907 (44.64%)

388 (55.3%)

519 (39.0%)

< 0.001

Municipal or none

1125 (55.36%)

313(44.7%)

812 (61.0%)

Hours of daily work

<8 h

297 (14.6%)

98 (14.0%)

199 (15.0%)

0.425

8-10 h

1320 (65.0%)

471 (67.2%)

849 (63.8%)

11-14 h

352 (17.3%)

114 (16.3%)

238 (17.9%)

>14 h

63 (3.1%)

18 (2.6%)

45 (3.4%)

Medical dispute

No

1704 (83.9%)

554 (79.0%)

1150 (86.4%)

< 0.001

Yes

328 (16.1%)

147 (21.0%)

181 (13.6%)

Continuing education

yes

1057 (52.0%)

433 (61.8%)

624 (46.9%)

< 0.001

no

975 (48.0%)

268 (38.2%)

707 (53.1%)

Papers published in 2 years

No

925 (45.5%)

285 (40.7%)

640 (48.1%)

0.001

Yes

1107 (54.5%)

416 (59.3%)

691 (51.9%)

Multisited practice

No

1899 (93.5%)

638 (91.0%)

1261 (94.7%)

0.001

Yes

133 (6.5%)

63 (9.0%)

70 (5.3%)

GDP region

Lower

1014 (49.9%)

333 (47.5%)

681 (51.2%)

0.117

Higher

1018 (50.1%)

368 (52.5%)

650 (48.8%)

Turnover intention

No

1717 (84.5%)

587 (83.7%)

1130 (84.9%)

0.492

Yes

315 (15.5%)

114 (16.3%)

201 (15.1%)