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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Perceived knowledge of psychiatry and family medicine residents regarding medical management of schizophrenia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia: opportunities to refine the residency training

Variables, n (%)

Psychiatry residents (n = 57)

Family Medicine residents (n = 58)

Gender

Male

26 (45.6)

26 (44.8)

Female

31 (54.4)

32 (55.2)

Age, years

20–25

0 (0)

3 (5.2)

26–30

32 (56.1)

51 (87.9)

31–35

22 (38.6)

4 (6.9)

> 35

3 (5.3)

0 (0)

Medical school

Local

25 (43.9)

36 (62.1)

Overseas

32 (56.1)

22 (37.9)

Year of residency

1

5 (8.8)

26 (44.8)

2

11 (19.3)

19 (32.8)

3

10 (17.5)

13 (22.4)

4

16 (28.1)

N.A.a

5

15 (26.3)

N.A. a

Frequency of encountering patients with schizophrenia

Daily

43 (75.4)

0 (0)

Weekly

13 (22.8)

5 (8.6)

Monthly

1 (1.8)

28 (48.3)

Yearly

0 (0)

19 (32.8)

> Yearly

0 (0)

6 (10.3)

Frequency of encountering patients with hypertension

Daily

28 (49.1)

53 (91.4)

Weekly

25 (43.9)

3 (5.2)

Monthly

4 (7.0)

2 (3.4)

Yearly

0 (0)

0 (0)

> Yearly

0 (0)

0 (0)

Frequency of encountering patients with diabetes mellitus

Daily

27 (47.4)

51 (87.9)

Weekly

23 (40.4)

5 (8.6)

Monthly

6 (10.5)

2 (3.4)

Yearly

1 (1.8)

0 (0)

> Yearly

0 (0)

0 (0)

Frequency of encountering patients with dyslipidemia

Daily

29 (50.9)

53 (91.4)

Weekly

23 (40.4)

3 (5.2)

Monthly

5 (8.8)

2 (3.4)

Yearly

0 (0)

0 (0)

> Yearly

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. aFamily Medicine residents only have 3 years of training, while Psychiatry residents have 5 years of training