Table 1.

Self-assessed language proficiency

	English compared to Danish		Danish
	Mean	Median (range), 25–75 percentiles	Mean	Median (range), 25–75 percentiles
Read medical literature	7.7	7.5 (0.2–10), 6.8–8.5
Read novels	7.2	8 (3–10), 7–10
Read English newspapers	6.7	7 (1.5–10), 6–9
Understand spoken daily language	7.9	8 (3.0–10), 7–10
Understand news programs	7.7	8 (2.0–10), 7–9
Write professionally	7.5	8 (3–10), 8–9	8.6	9 (2–9), 8–10
Lecture students/colleagues	6.4	7 (0.5–10), 5.5–8.5	8.6	9 (2–10), 8–10
Guide clinically	6.4	7 (0.5–10), 5–9	9.2	9 (7–10), 9–10
Teach in classrooms	6.6	7 (1.0–10), 6–8	8.9	9 (6–10), 8–10
Conduct examinations (n = 17)	6.5	7 (0–10), 5–8

How easy is it for you to read, write and teach in English compared to in Danish? VAS ranging from 0, very difficult, to 10, which is just as easy as in Danish

n = 89. Data are given as geometric means, range and 25–75 percentiles