Table 4. Psychosocial aspects of gender preference of patients in the choice of breast surgeon.

		Indifferent		Prefers female		Prefers male
Variables	Answers	n	%	n	%	n	%	Total	p
Feeling during breast examination	More shame	496	85.2	17	2.9	69	11.9	582	0.002
	More comfortable	436	75.0	119	20.4	27	4.6	582
	Softer	476	81.8	71	12.2	35	6.0	582
Physician’s personality	More understanding	428	73.5	114	19.6	40	6.9	582	0.024
	More patient	452	78.0	82	14.1	48	8.2	582
	More time with the patient	459	78.8	76	13.1	47	8.1	582
More medical professionalism	More understanding	443	76.1	109	18.7	30	5.2	582	0.007
	More knowledgeable about women's health	438	75.2	107	18.4	37	6.4	582
	Best overall physician	493	84.7	58	10.0	31	5.3	582

Differences between variables by domains: Feeling during breast examination; Physician’s personality: p = 0.024

Source: SOH-IVSS Breast Pathology Service surveys