Table 2.
Group | n | Mean accuracy* | 95% CI | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||
Sex | Male | 75 | −1.84 | −0.46 | 1.63 | |
Female | 25 | −2.43 | −0.46 | 1.63 | ||
0.27 | ||||||
Level of training | Medical student | 17 | −2.29 | −3.39 | −1.19 | |
Resident | 25 | −1.51 | −2.39 | −0.62 | ||
Attending | 58 | −2.11 | −2.71 | −1.50 | ||
0.46 | ||||||
Place of work | Community | 24 | −2.43 | −3.31 | −1.54 | |
Academic centre | 56 | −1.76 | −2.39 | −1.14 | ||
Not working | 18 | −2.16 | −3.22 | −1.10 | ||
0.48 | ||||||
Residency program | Urology | 50 | −1.88 | −2.52 | −1.25 | |
Family medicine | 14 | −2.48 | −3.79 | −1.17 | ||
Internal medicine | 15 | −1.05 | −2.23 | 0.14 | ||
0.24 |
Values represent the difference between the predicted life expectancy and the actual life expectancy, with negative values representing underestimated life expectancies. CI: confidence interval.