Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between anesthesiology fellows and direct-entry anesthesiologists
Anesthesiology Fellows (AFs) | Direct-Entry Anesthesiologists (DEs) | Statistical significance between AFs and DEsa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 (n = 333) | 2017 (n = 264) | 2018 (n = 287) | All cohorts combined (n = 884) | 2016 (n = 254) | 2017 (n = 250) | 2018 (n = 231) | All cohorts combined (n = 735) | ||
Gender (% female) | 44.0% | 45.4% | 37.3% | 42.2% | 39.4% | 44.4% | 43.3% | 42.3% | NSb |
Mean age | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | p < 0.001 |
Mean student loan ($) | $247,723 | $240,418 | $262,278 | $250,266 | $239,785 | $237,812 | $275,209 | $250,247 | NS |
In a relationship (% Y) | 77.2% | 74.7% | 82.6% | 78.2% | 80.3% | 78.8% | 77.3% | 78.8% | NS |
Working spouse (% Y) | 63.8% | 58.4% | 69.1% | 63.9% | 53.5% | 61.6% | 56.0% | 57.0% | p = 0.002 |
Mean number of children | 0.62 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 1.06 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.88 | p < 0.001 |
Primary language (% English) | 85.6% | 77.3% | 85.8% | 83.2% | 83.1% | 83.2% | 84.6% | 83.6% | NS |
Having strong social supportc(strongly agree or agree) | 82.9% | 81.4% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 81.9% | 77.6% | 81.1% | 80.2% | NS |
Mean number of work hours per week | 57.4 | 56.8 | 54.2 | 56.2 | 51.6 | 52.8 | 53.0 | 52.4 | p < 0.001 |
Mean number of night calls per month | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | NS |
Personal and professional life balanced(% strongly agree or agree) | 63.1% | 66.6% | 70.1% | 66.4% | 72.9% | 73.6% | 70.4% | 72.3% | p = 0.005 |