Construction and preliminary evaluation of the inpatient glycemic control questionnaire (IGCQ): a survey tool assessing perceptions and knowledge of resident physicians

Table 4 Differential performance analyses for comfort with managing (IGCQ questions 1–9) and barriers to (IGCQ questions 14–19) inpatient glycemic control scales. P-values calculated using Kruskal-Wallis test

Comfort with Managing Inpatient Glycemic Control Scale
Postgraduate year	Number	Mean Score (SD)	P-value
1	84	18.2 (3.1)
2	83	19.5 (2.5)
3–4	79	20.0 (2.3)	0.006
Program
Internal Medicine	223	19.2 (2.7)
Medicine-Pediatrics	23	19.4 (3.7)	0.87
Gender
Male	152	19.6 (2.5)
Female	94	18.5 (3.0)	0.020
Barriers to Inpatient Glycemic Control Scale
Postgraduate year	Number	Mean Score (SD)	P-value
1	84	13.5 (2.9)
2	83	12.9 (2.5)
3–4	79	13.4 (2.6)	0.169
Program
Internal Medicine	223	13.2 (2.7)
Medicine-Pediatrics	23	13.5 (2.5)	0.67
Gender
Male	152	13.1 (2.8)
Female	94	13.6 (2.5)	0.276

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