Table 1 Basic characteristics of responders: comparison between men and women
From: Gender differences in specialty preference and mismatch with real needs in Japanese medical students
Variables | Â | Â | Men | Women | Total | p-valuesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Responders (response rate) | Â | N (%) | 303 | (84.1%) | 190 | (93.6%) | 493 | (86.9%) | 0.35 |
Age (years) |  | Mean ± S.D. | 23.3 ± 3.6 | 22.7 ± 3.2 | 23.1 ± 3.4 | 0.08 | |||
Year | 1st | N (%) | 53 | (17.5%) | 25 | (13.2%) | 78 | (15.8%) | 0.16 |
| Â | 2nd | N (%) | 47 | (15.5%) | 43 | (22.6%) | 90 | (18.3%) | Â |
| Â | 3rd | N (%) | 45 | (14.9%) | 37 | (19.5%) | 82 | (16.6%) | Â |
| Â | 4th | N (%) | 60 | (19.8%) | 36 | (18.9%) | 96 | (19.5%) | Â |
| Â | 5th | N (%) | 57 | (18.8%) | 28 | (14.7%) | 85 | (17.2%) | Â |
| Â | 6th | N (%) | 41 | (13.5%) | 21 | (11.1%) | 62 | (12.6%) | Â |
Transfer studentsb | N (%) | 20 | (6.6%) | 12 | (6.3%) | 32 | (6.5%) | 0.91 | |
Students from Yamaguchi prefecturec | N (%) | 93 | (30.7%) | 52 | (27.4%) | 145 | (29.4%) | 0.42 | |