Table 3 Proportion of women authors in the medical disciplines and years. The odds ratio (OR) represents the comparison between the percentage of women authors and percentage of female physician (FP) in each specialty

Author Type

Total Author

Female Author

OR [95% CI]

P-Value

Total Author

Female Author

OR [95% CI]

P-Value

Radiology

First Author

503.5

129 [25.62]

1.00 [0.81–1.23]

0.9865

523

157 [30.02]

1.04 [0.86–1.26]

0.6954

Senior Autor

515.5

59.5 [11.54]

0.37 [0.28–0.49]

< 0.0001

549.5

104 [18.93]

0.57 [0.46–0.70]

< 0.0001

Surgery

First Author

365.5

61.0 [17.11]

1.45 [1.09–1.92]

0.0103

424.5

124.5 [29.33]

2.22 [1.80–2.74]

< 0.0001

Senior Autor

363

43.5 [11.98]

0.98 [0.71–1.35]

0.9960

435

80 [18.39]

1.22 [0.95–1.55]

0.1245

Urology

First Author

851.5

146 [17.15]

2.80 [2.31–3.39]

< 0.0001

421

99 [23.52]

2.59 [2.05–3.27]

<0.0001

Senior Autor

875

88 [10.06]

1.50 [1.19–1.89]

0.0005

432.5

45.5 [10.52]

0.99 [0.72–1.35]

0.9930

Gynecology

First Author

491

225 [45.82]

1.11 [0.92–1.33]

0.2852

356.5

219.5 [61.57]

1.31 [1.06–1.64]

0.0176

Senior Autor

512.5

167.5 [32.68]

0.62 [0.52–0.75]

< 0.0001

361

144.5 [40.03]

0.52 [0.42–0.65]

< 0.0001

Pediatrics

First Author

741.5

411.5 [55.50]

1.03 [0.89–1.19]

0.7241

754.5

470.5 [62.36]

1.04 [0.90–1.21]

0.6128

Senior Autor

750.5

285.5 [38.04]

0.51 [0.44–0.59]

< 0.0001

760.5

360 [47.34]

0.56 [0.49–0.65]

< 0.0001