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Table 3 Factors associated with a higher number of completed cases

From: Surgical confidence when operating among residents in surgery – a cross-sectional study (SCAR study)

Characteristic

<750

N = 84

>750

 N = 43

P-Value*

Gender:

  

0.498

 Male

50 (59.5%)

29 (67.4%)

 

 Female

34 (40.5%)

14 (32.6%)

 

Agemean ± (SD)

30.7 (2.33)

31.5 (1.83)

0.043! *

Residency level:

  

0.134

 Board eligible (Previous years)

12 (14.3%)

11 (25.6%)

 

 Board eligible (This year)

35 (41.7%)

20 (46.5%)

 

 Just started R5

27 (32.1%)

7 (16.3%)

 

 Just started R4

6 (7.14%)

1 (2.33%)

 

 Prefer not to mention

4 (4.76%)

4 (9.30%)

 

Nationality:

  

0.750

 Saudi

75 (89.3%)

40 (93.0%)

 

 Other

9 (10.7%)

3 (6.98%)

 

Marital status:

  

0.790

 Married

56 (66.7%)

28 (65.1%)

 

 Single

26 (31.0%)

15 (34.9%)

 

 Divorced

2 (2.38%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Kids:

  

0.839

 Yes

36 (42.9%)

20 (46.5%)

 

 No

48 (57.1%)

23 (53.5%)

 

Number of kids:

  

0.744

 1

20 (55.6%)

12 (63.2%)

 

 2

13 (36.1%)

5 (26.3%)

 

 3

2 (5.56%)

2 (10.5%)

 

 4

1 (2.78%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Region of residency:

  

0.360

 Eastern

12 (14.3%)

4 (9.30%)

 

 Western

56 (66.7%)

25 (58.1%)

 

 Central

11 (13.1%)

10 (23.3%)

 

 Southern

5 (5.95%)

4 (9.30%)

 

Practicing in the same city where the family lives:

  

1.000

 Yes

65 (78.3%)

34 (79.1%)

 

 No

18 (21.7%)

9 (20.9%)

 

Residency type:

  

0.212

 University Medical Center

14 (16.9%)

3 (6.98%)

 

 Military Medical Center

22 (26.5%)

9 (20.9%)

 

 MOH

42 (50.6%)

29 (67.4%)

 

 Private

3 (3.61%)

0 (0.00%)

 

 Other

2 (2.41%)

2 (4.65%)

 
  1. *Chi-square test
  2. !Student’s t-test