Table 4.
Association between personality and other demographics (mean score, SD)
| Variable | Extraversion | P-value | Agreeableness | P-value | Conscientiousness | P-value | Neuroticism | P-value | Openness | P-value |
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| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 3.2 (0.7) | NS | 4.0 (0.6) | NS | 3.7 (0.6) | NS | 2.9 (0.8) | NS | 3.8 (0.8) | NS |
| Female | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.6) | |||||
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| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| ≤30 | 3.0 (1.0) | NS | 3.7 (0.4) | NS | 2.7 (0.6) | <0.05 | 4.1 (0.3) | <0.01 | 3.1 (0.8) | NS |
| 31–40 | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.5) | |||||
| 41–50 | 2.7 (0.8) | 4.0 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.5) | |||||
| >50 | 3.3 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.8) | |||||
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| Years of practice | ||||||||||
| ≤5 years | 2.9 (0.9) | NS | 3.7 (0.3) | NS | 3.2 (0.8) | NS | 3.8 (0.5) | <0.05 | 3.0 (0.6) | NS |
| 6–10 years | 3.3 (0.8) | 4.1 (0.4) | 3.5 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.5) | |||||
| 11–20 years | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.8) | 3.5 (0.4) | |||||
| >20 years | 3.2 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.8) | 3.6 (0.7) | |||||
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| Number of patients per week | ||||||||||
| ≤25 | 3.1 (0.1) | NS | 3.1 (0.4) | <0.05 | 3.2 (0.7) | NS | 3.4 (0.5) | NS | 3.6 (0.2) | NS |
| 26–100 | 3.1 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.6) | |||||
| >100 | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.4 (0.7) | |||||
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| Role | ||||||||||
| Staff physician | 3.2 (0.9) | NS | 4.0 (0.6) | NS | 3.7 (0.7) | <0.05 | 3.0 (0.7) | NS | 3.5 (0.6) | NS |
| Resident | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.7 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.3 (0.7) | |||||
Abbreviation: NS, not significant.