Table 1. Demographics of the study.
US: United States
| Variable | Options | Total (n = 574) | Pakistan (n = 348) | United States (n = 226) | P-value and comments |
| Gender | Females | 306 (53.3) | 196 (56.3) | 110 (48.7) | P = 0.204 |
| Males | 268 (46.7) | 152 (43.7) | 116 (51.3) | ||
| Age groups (years) | Mean age (years) | 35.3 ± 10.3 | 31.8 ± 9.4 | 40.8 ± 9.2 | P < 0.001 |
| ≤30 | 256 (44.6) | 224 (64.4) | 32 (14.2) | The majority of doctors from Pakistan and the US were ≤30 and 31-40 years, respectively. | |
| 31-40 | 160 (27.9) | 76 (21.8) | 84 (37.2) | ||
| 41-50 | 92 (16) | 22 (6.3) | 70 (31.0) | ||
| 51-60 | 52 (9.1) | 16 (4.6) | 36 (15.9) | ||
| >61 | 14 (2.4) | 10 (2.9) | 4 (1.8) | ||
| Hospital type | Public | 404 (70.4) | 298 (85.6) | 106 (46.9) | - |
| Private | 170 (29.6) | 50 (14.4) | 120 (53.1) | ||
| Department of work | Medicine and allied | 274 (47.7) | 146 (42.0) | 128 (56.6) | Most doctors were from medicine and allied departments, but a significant difference was found between the departments in both countries (p = 0.016) |
| Pediatrics | 98 (17.1) | 72 (20.7) | 26 (11.5) | ||
| Surgery and allied | 114 (19.9) | 78 (22.4) | 36 (15.9) | ||
| Emergency medicine | 70 (12.2) | 38 (10.9) | 32 (14.2) | ||
| Pathology and lab | 6 (1.0) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (1.8) | ||
| Miscellaneous (radiology and anesthesia) | 12 (2.1) | 12 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) |