Table 3.
Comparison of studies investigating diversity in orthopaedics during the past 10 years
| Study | Year of data analysis | Residents | Clinical faculty | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Caucasian | African-American | Hispanic | Female | Caucasian | African-American | Hispanic | ||
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
| Blakemore et al. [5] | 2001 | (8.9)# | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Day et al. [14] | 2007 | 399 (12.4) | 2193 (68.3) | 127 (4.0) | 123 (3.8) | 327 (13.4) | 1860 (76.0) | 61 (2.5) | 59 (2.4) |
| Okike et al. [25] | 2008 | * | * | 149 (4.5) | 150 (4.5) | * | * | * | * |
| Current study | 2010 | 272 (14.5) | 1447 (77.1) | 101 (5.4) | 65 (3.5) | 185 (8.1) | 1966 (85.9) | 71 (3.1) | 52 (2.3) |
#Study did not mention raw numbers; * study did not investigate the specified variable.