Table 1. A comparison of general payments for 15,980 urologists stratified by gender from 2015–2021.
| Woman (n=2,173) | Man (n=13,807) | Total (n=15,980) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any payments from 2015–2021 | <0.0001a* | ||||
| No payments received | 426 (19.6) | 1,897 (13.7) | 2,323 (14.5) | ||
| At least one payment received | 1,747 (80.4) | 11,910 (86.3) | 13,657 (85.5) | ||
| Total number of payments (2015–2021) | <0.0001b* | ||||
| N (missing) | 2,173 (0) | 13,807 (0) | 15,980 (0) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 6.0 (1.0–43.0) | 25.0 (2.0–127.0) | 21.0 (2.0–115.0) | ||
| Total payment amount (2015–2021) (USD) | 10,205,565 | 210,889,557 | 221,095,122 | ||
| Sum of payments (2015–2021) | <0.0001b* | ||||
| N (missing) | 2,173 (0) | 13,807 (0) | 15,980 (0) | ||
| Median (IQR) (USD) | 300.1 (17.7–2,402.4) | 1,194.5 (100.0–4,936.1) | 1,017.4 (81.9–4,632.1) | ||
| Top half | <0.0001a* | ||||
| <Median sum of payments | 1,374 (63.2) | 6,608 (47.9) | 7,982 (49.9) | ||
| ≥Median sum of payments | 799 (36.8) | 7,199 (52.1) | 7,998 (50.1) | ||
| Degree type | <0.0001a* | ||||
| D.O. | 122 (6.2) | 482 (3.6) | 604 (3.9) | ||
| M.D. | 1,854 (93.8) | 13,062 (96.4) | 14,916 (96.1) | ||
| Missing | 197 | 263 | 460 | ||
| Years from graduation to 2021 | <0.0001b* | ||||
| N (missing) | 1,180 (993) | 8,353 (5,454) | 9,533 (6,447) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 13.0 (8.0–20.0) | 24.0 (13.0–34.0) | 22.0 (12.0–33.0) | ||
| AUA section | <0.0001a* | ||||
| Mid-Atlantic | 210 (12.0) | 1,191 (10.0) | 1,401 (10.3) | ||
| New England | 99 (5.7) | 583 (4.9) | 682 (5.0) | ||
| New York | 97 (5.6) | 954 (8.0) | 1,051 (7.7) | ||
| North Central | 355 (20.3) | 2,084 (17.5) | 2,439 (17.9) | ||
| Northeastern | 53 (3.0) | 423 (3.6) | 476 (3.5) | ||
| South Central | 234 (13.4) | 1,645 (13.8) | 1,879 (13.8) | ||
| Southeastern | 317 (18.2) | 2,828 (23.8) | 3,145 (23.0) | ||
| Western | 380 (21.8) | 2,192 (18.4) | 2,572 (18.8) | ||
| Missing | 428 | 1,907 | 2,335 | ||
Values are presented as number (%), number (missing), median (IQR), or number only.
IQR, interquartile range; USD, US dollar; D.O., doctor of osteopathic medicine; M.D., doctor of medicine; AUA, American Urological Association.
a:Statistics by chi-square test.
b:Statistics by Kruskal–Wallis test.
*p<0.05.