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. 2014 Jun 30;9(6):e100114. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100114

Table 1. Characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics Value (%) n = 148
Age
 Total simple 38±10 years*
 Attendings 43±10 years*
 Residents 31±5 years*
Position
 Attendings 91 (61.5%)
 Residents 56 (38.5%)
Teaching status
 Teaching Attendings 54 (60%)
 Non-teaching Attendings 36 (40%)
Gender
 Male 96 (64.9%)
 Female 52 (35.1%)
Specialty
 Internal Medicine and subspecialties 59 (39.9%)
  Attendings 31 (52.5%)
  Residents 28 (47.5%)
 General Surgery and subspecialties 32 (21.6%)
  Attendings 21 (67.7%)
  Residents 10 (32.3%)
 Pediatrics 28 (18.9%)
  Attendings 14 (50%)
  Residents 14 (50%)
 Obstetrics and Gynecology 16 (10.8%)
  Attendings 13 (81.2%)
  Residents 3 (18.8%)
 Anesthesiology 13 (8.8%)
  Attendings 12 (92.3%)
  Residents 1 (7.7%)

*Mean ± standard deviation.

One physician (General Surgery and subspecialties) did not report her position.

One attending did not report his teaching status.