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. 1999 Jan 9;318(7176):91–94. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7176.91

Table 1.

Senior posts among 13 844 Norwegian physicians according to sex, age, employment category, and leadership status

Category Women
Men
No (%; 95% CI) of leaders No of non-leaders No (%; 95% CI) of leaders No of non-leaders
Age (years):
 <45 58 (2.1; 1.6 to 2.7) 2701 225 (5.1; 4.6 to 5.9) 4112
 45 to 54   84 (10.5; 8.5 to 12.8)  719 620 (17.6; 16.4 to 18.9) 2906
 >54    57 (16.8; 13.1 to 21.4)  281 611 (29.4; 27.4 to 31.4) 1470
Employment category:
 Private health care 44 (3.7; 2.7 to 4.9) 1155 242 (7.5; 6.6 to 8.5) 2983
 Public health   59 (11.7; 9.1 to 14.9)  444 348 (27.4; 25.0 to 30.0)  922
 Academic medicine   6 (6.4; 2.6 to 13.9)   88  85 (35.4; 29.4 to 41.9)  155
 Hospital medicine 90 (4.3; 3.5 to 5.3) 2014 781 (13.2; 12.4 to 14.1) 4428
All physicians 199 (5.1; 4.4 to 5.9) 2701 1456 (14.6; 14.0 to 15.4) 8488