Table 2 Demographic information regarding for respondent groups
From: Factors affecting the preference of anesthesia residents regarding subspecialty training
Variables | Residents who do not want to pursue fellowship | Residents who want to pursue fellowship | Undecided about pursuing a fellowship | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | 0.042 † | |||
Female | 40 (65.6)a | 47 (47.5)a,b | 74 (61.2)b | |
Male | 21 (34.4)a | 52 (52.5)a,b | 47 (38.8)b | |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 30.0 ± 3.3 | 30.0 ± 4.5 | 29.5 ± 3.7 | 0.561‡ |
Marital Status, n (%) | 0.497† | |||
Single | 27 (44.3) | 45 (45.5) | 63 (52.1) | |
Married | 34 (55.7) | 54 (54.5) | 58 (47.9) | |
Type of Hospital of Residency, n (%) | 0.232† | |||
University Hospital | 32 (52.5) | 61 (62.2) | 62 (51.2) | |
Education and Research Hospital | 29 (47.5) | 37 (37.8) | 59 (48.8) | |
Post Graduate Year, n (%) | 0.004 ¶ | |||
1st year | 5 (8.2) | 22 (22.7) | 28 (23.1) | |
2nd year | 16 (26.2) | 27 (27.8)a | 28 (23.1) | |
3rd year | 8 (13.1) | 19 (19.6) | 26 (21.5)c | |
4th year | 15 (24.6)a,c | 18 (18.6) | 24 (19.8) | |
5th year | 17 (27.9) | 11 (11.3) | 15 (12.4) | |
Any participation of a study during residency except thesis, n (%) | 0.344† | |||
No | 30 (49.2) | 60 (60.6) | 70 (58.3) | |
Yes | 31 (50.8) | 39 (39.4) | 50 (41.7) | |
Any published article during residency, n (%) | 0.041 † | |||
No | 52 (85.2) | 76 (76.8)b | 108 (89.3)b | |
Yes | 9 (14.8) | 23 (23.2)b | 13 (10.7)b | |
The existence of Algology unit, n (%) | 0.782† | |||
No | 20 (32.8) | 28 (28.3) | 34 (28.1) | |
Yes | 41 (67.2) | 71 (71.7) | 87 (71.9) | |
The effects of the existence or absence of the subspecialty unit, n (%) | < 0.001 † | |||
No | 36 (59.0)a,c | 31 (31.3)a | 30 (24.8)c | |
Yes | 25 (41.0)a,c | 68 (68.7)a | 91 (75.2)c |