Table 1 Participant characteristics
Participant characteristics | Hospitalist group Total N = 733 N (%) | Non-hospitalist group Total N = 238 N (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 610 (83.2) | 185 (77.8) | 0.010 |
Age, median (range) | 46 (37,55) | 45 (38,55) | 0.899 |
Post-graduate year, median (range) | 20 (11,30) | 19 (12,28) | 0.943 |
Belong to JPCAa | 553 (75.4) | 226 (95.0) | < 0.0001 |
Belong to JSHGMb | 468 (63.9) | 34 (14.2) | < 0.0001 |
Belong to JPCA and JSHGM | 295 (40.2) | 23 (9.7) | < 0.0001 |
Work Environment | |||
Community-based hospital | 520 (70.9) | N/A | |
University hospital | 196 (26.7) | N/A | |
No. beds of primary hospitalc | |||
Small hospital 20–199 | 192 (26.2) | N/A | |
Medium hospital 200–399 | 201 (27.4) | N/A | |
Large hospital ≥ 400 | 323 (45.1) | N/A | |
Position | |||
Resident of specialty training program | 76 (10.3) | 11 (4.6) | < 0.0001 |
Attending | 392 (53.5) | 46 (19.3) | < 0.0001 |
Manager | 224 (30.6) | 152 (63.9) | < 0.0001 |
Others | 41 (5.6) | 29 (12.1) | < 0.0001 |