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. 2016 Jun 30;14(Suppl 1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12960-016-0120-0

Table 6.

Descriptive statistics by career progression

Variable 0 (Limited career progression) 1 (Substantial career progression) Statistical significance (P value)
n (%) Mean (SD) n (%) Mean (SD)
Age 38.01 (7.79) 42.18 (9.26) <0.01
Sex
 Male 86 (67.7) 68 (67.3)
 Female 41 (32.3) 33 (33.3)
Years since qualification 13.55 (7.94) 18.42 (9.67) <0.01
Length of stay in Ireland as a qualified doctor 7.40 (4.98) 13.59 (7.53) <0.01
Country of qualification
 Ireland 16 (12.4) 34 (33.4) <0.01
 India 17 (13.2) 15 (14.7)
 Nigeria 23 (17.8) 9 (8.8) <0.05
 Pakistan 24 (18.6) 27 (26.5)
 Sudan 16 (12.4) 6 (5.9)
 Other 33 (25.6) 11 (10.8) <0.01
Medical speciality
 Medicine 45 (35.7) 24 (23.8)
 Anaesthesia 10 (7.9) 18 (17.8) <0.05
 Surgery 26 (20.6) 13 (12.9)
 Paediatrics 9 (7.1) 7 (6.9)
 Psychiatry 20 (15.7) 16 (15.8)
 Other 16 (12.7) 23 (22.8) <0.05
Citizenship status
 Applied 27 (20.9) 31 (30.4)
 No 70 (53.8) 29 (28.4) <0.01
 Already hold 32 (25.4) 42 (41.2) <0.01
Training scheme status
 Yes 97 (76.4) 91 (89.2) <0.05
 No 30 (23.6) 11 (10.8) <0.05