Table 3.
Participant demographics and general characteristics.
| Participant | Values (N=165), n (%) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD)a | 44.49 (9.65) | |
| Gendera | ||
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Male | 116 (75.32) |
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Female | 38 (24.68) |
| Country or areab | ||
|
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Australia | 3 (1.83) |
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Brunei Darussalam | 7 (4.27) |
|
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Hong Kong | 18 (10.98) |
|
|
India | 6 (3.66) |
|
|
Indonesia | 6 (3.66) |
|
|
Japan | 9 (5.49) |
|
|
New Zealand | 1 (0.61) |
|
|
People’s Republic of China | 50 (30.49) |
|
|
Philippines | 1 (0.61) |
|
|
Republic of Korea | 2 (1.22) |
|
|
Singapore | 24 (14.63) |
|
|
Taiwan | 33 (20.12) |
| Main work settingc | ||
|
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Public hospital | 110 (67.9) |
|
|
Private hospital | 28 (17.28) |
|
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Institute of higher learning | 18 (11.11) |
|
|
Community health center | 1 (0.62) |
|
|
Other | 5 (3.09) |
| Current role at workd | ||
|
|
Resident | 19 (11.8) |
|
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Fellow | 19 (11.8) |
|
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Consultant | 57 (35.4) |
|
|
Senior consultant | 54 (33.54) |
|
|
Other | 12 (7.45) |
| Specialtyc | ||
|
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Gastroenterology | 153 (94.44) |
|
|
Colorectal surgery | 4 (2.47) |
|
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General surgery | 2 (1.23) |
|
|
Other | 3 (1.85) |
| Practicing in specialty (years)c | ||
|
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Less than 5 | 39 (24.07) |
|
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5-10 | 30 (18.52) |
|
|
11-20 | 48 (29.63) |
|
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Over 20 | 45 (27.78) |
a11 participants did not report their ages or gender.
b1 participant did not report their country or area.
c3 participants did not report their main work setting, specialty, and years practicing in a specialty.
d4 participants did not report their current role at work.