Table 1. Variables in the 10th (T1) and 15th (T2) year after graduation.

Whole sample n=274–293 Women n=157–168 Men n=117–125	T1	T2	Measure of change from T1 to T2*
	Mean (SD) or % (95%CI)	Mean (SD) or % (95%CI)	t (p)
Age (yr)	37.3 (2.7)	42.3 (2.7)	326.9 (<0.001)
Women (%)	57
Have partner (%)	89 (85.4–92.5)	91 (87.7–94.3)
Number of children
None (%)	17 (12.7–21.3)	11 (7.4–14.6)
One (%)	11 (7.4–14.6)	8 (4.9–11.1)
Two (%)	40 (34.4–45.6)	35 (29.5–40.5)
Three or more (%)	32 (26.6–37.3)	45 (39.2–50.7)
Birth of a child during the study period (%)	25 (20.0–30.0)
Job position
General practitioners (%)	17 (12.7–21.3)	21 (16.3–25.7)
Chief specialists* (%)
-Whole sample	23 (18.2–27.8)	57 (51.3–62.7)
-Women	19 (13.0–25.0)	57 (49.4–64.5)
-Men	30 (22.0–38.0)	58 (49.3–66.6)
Senior house officers* (%)	44 (38.3–49.7)	8 (4.9–11.1)
Others (%)	14 (10.0–18.0)	13 (9.1–16.9)
Percent changing from senior house officer to other position in the study period (%)
-Whole sample	40 (34.4–45.6)
-Women	46 (38.4–53.6)
-Men	31 (22.9–39.1)
Work hours T5 (for those who work full-time=37.5 h or more)
-Whole sample n=197	48.2 (7.7)	50.2 (13.7)	1.92 (0.06)
-Women n=106	46.6 (6.4)	48.8 (13.3)	1.7 (0.09)
-Men n=91	50.1 (8.6)	51.8 (14.0)	ns
Reduction in work hours during the period (%)
-Whole sample	50 (44.1–55.9)
-Women	47 (39.2–54.8)
-Men	53 (44.1–61.9)
Emotional exhaustion	2.4 (0.7)	2.4 (0.7)	ns
Colleague support	4.9 (1.2)	4.8 (1.1)	ns
Support from partner	3.8 (0.6)	3.7 (0.7)	ns
Job stress due to:
Fear of litigation/criticism	2.1 (0.7)	1.9 (0.6)	4.1 (<0.001)
Emotional pressure	1.9 (0.7)	1.8 (0.5)	3.8 (<0.001)
Time pressure	2.4 (0.8)	2.2 (0.7)	5.7 (<0.001)
Work-home interference	2.6 (1.0)	2.3 (1.0)	4.4 (<0.001)

*paired t-test