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. 2018 Aug;7(4):526–534. doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.05.16

Table 3. Demographic characteristics of academic urologists, stratified by URM status.

Characteristic URM (n=85) Non-URM (n=2,433) P
Age (years), n (%) 0.29
   <35 0 (0) 211 (8.7)
   35–44 33 (38.8) 862 (35.4)
   45–54 45 (52.9) 534 (21.9)
   55–64 3 (3.5) 396 (16.3)
   ≥65 4 (4.7) 428 (17.6)
Gender, n (%) 0.31
   Male 71 (83.5) 2138 (87.9)
   Female 14 (16.5) 295 (12.1)
Country of origin, n (%) <0.001
   U.S./Canada 59 (69.4) 1,955 (80.4)
   Latin America 22 (25.9) 40 (1.6)
   Asia 0 (0) 310 (12.7)
   Europe 0 (0) 74 (3.0)
   Africa 4 (4.7) 54 (2.2)
Year of completion
   Residency, median [IQR] 2005 [1997–2007] 1999 [1989–2006] 0.25
   Fellowship, median [IQR] 2005 [2001–2007] 2003 [1994–2009] 0.75
AUA region, n (%) 0.15
   New England 6 (7.1) 261 (10.7)
   Middle Atlantic 19 (22.4) 521 (21.4)
   East North Central 17 (20.0) 380 (15.6)
   West North Central 2 (2.4) 135 (5.5)
   South Atlantic 11 (12.9) 399 (16.4)
   East South Central 15 (17.6) 104 (4.3)
   West South Central 6 (7.1) 289 (11.9)
   Mountain 5 (5.9) 62 (2.5)
   Pacific 4 (4.7) 283 (11.6)
Employment status, n (%) 0.01
   Partner 4 (4.7) 181 (7.4)
   Employed by others 73 (85.9) 2,028 (83.4)
   Sole owner 0 (0) 0 (0)
   Combination 9 (10.6) 223 (9.2)
   Not reported 0 (0) 0 (0)

Counts reported are weighted and rounded to the nearest whole number. URM, underrepresented in medicine; AUA, American Urological Association.