Table 3.
Gender differences in emergency physicians.
| Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | p | |
| ED practice hospital level | |||||
| Medical center | 92 | 47.40% | 16 | 57.10% | 0.34 |
| Local hospital | 102 | 52.60% | 12 | 42.90% | |
| Age | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 39.6 ± 7.7 | 34.6 ± 5.3 | 0.001 | ||
| Age group (years old) | |||||
| ≤35 | 66 | 34.00% | 20 | 71.40% | <0.001 |
| >35 | 128 | 66.00% | 8 | 28.60% | |
| ED practice length (years) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 7.4 ± 6.1 | 4.2 ± 3.8 | 0.001 | ||
| Clinical work time per month (hours) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 165.4 ± 30.6 | 157.3 ± 26.7 | 0.18 | ||
| Satisfaction with clinical work time | |||||
| Yes | 126 | 64.90% | 20 | 71.40% | 0.50 |
| No | 68 | 35.10% | 8 | 28.60% | |
| Satisfaction with night shift amount | |||||
| Yes | 128 | 66.70% | 15 | 57.70% | 0.37 |
| No | 64 | 33.30% | 11 | 42.30% | |
| night/day shift ratio | |||||
| ≤40% | 98 | 50.50% | 15 | 53.60% | 0.76 |
| >40% | 96 | 49.50% | 13 | 46.40% | |
| Weekend shift | |||||
| 1-4 shifts | 92 | 47.40% | 12 | 44.40% | 0.77 |
| ≥5 shifts | 102 | 52.60% | 15 | 55.60% | |
| Shift length | |||||
| 12 h | 91 | 46.90% | 19 | 67.90% | 0.038 |
| others | 103 | 53.10% | 9 | 32.10% | |
| Financial compensation per month (10,000 NTD) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 31.0 ± 7.0 | 26.0 ± 7.6 | 0.001 | ||
| Financial compensation fairness | |||||
| Yes | 98 | 50.80% | 18 | 64.30% | 0.18 |
| No | 95 | 49.20% | 10 | 35.70% | |
| intention to leave within one year | |||||
| Yes | 25 | 12.90% | 9 | 32.10% | 0.008 |
| No | 169 | 87.10% | 19 | 67.90% | |
| Administration work | |||||
| Yes | 48 | 25.10% | 4 | 14.30% | 0.24 |
| No | 143 | 74.90% | 24 | 85.70% | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 158 | 81.40% | 20 | 71.40% | 0.21 |
| Others | 36 | 18.60% | 8 | 28.60% | |
| Children | |||||
| Yes | 140 | 72.20% | 10 | 35.70% | <0.001 |
| No | 54 | 27.80% | 18 | 64.30% | |
ED: emergency department; SD: standard deviation; NTD: New Taiwan dollars.