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. 2021 Jan 19;21:63. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02494-1

Table 3.

Priorities, analysis by gender Question asked: ‘For the following elements, please rank from 1 (least important) to 5 (most important) their importance for your future self-fulfilment?’ Mean (DS)

All specialties Medical specialties Surgical specialties Gynecology-Obstetrics Anesthesia & resuscitation
total n = 462 men
n = 98
women
n = 195
p value men
n = 31
women
n = 16
p value men
n = 10
women
n = 57
p value men
n = 34
women
n = 21
p value
Family Life 4,50 (0,04) 4,24 (0,94) 4,61 (0,73) <.001 4,65 (0,61) 4,56 (0,51) .644 4,30 (0,82) 4,54 (0,80) .381 4,35 (0,98) 4,76 (0,70) .102
Leisure 4,18 (0,04) 4,40 (0,62) 4,15 (0,76) .006 4,03 (0,79) 3,81 (0,91) .397 4,10 (0,56) 4,18 (0,71) .715 4,12 (0,91) 4,00 (0,78) .626
Freedom of timetables 4,09 (0,04) 4,08 (0,78) 4,06 (0,79) .838 4,35 (0,71) 3,94 (0,57) .048 4,20 (0,42) 4,00 (0,56) .292 4,18 (0,83) 4,14 (0,65) .876
Financial Compensation 4,06 (0,04) 4,02 (0,96) 4,07 (0,95) .665 4,10 (0,91) 3,81 (1,05) .339 4,00 (1,05) 4,04 (0,77) .901 4,18 (0,87) 4,29 (0,72) .631
Social Recognition 3,76 (0,04) 3,44 (1,14) 3,98 (0,93) <.001 3,55 (1,15) 3,50 (1,03) .888 3,30 (1,16) 3,82 (0,93) .117 3,68 (0,91) 3,95 (0,59) .223
Interest of the professional activity 3,63 (0,04) 3,48 (1,06) 3,54 (0,87) .584 4,23 (0,92) 3,75 (0,93) .101 3,60 (1,07) 3,56 (0,82) .897 3,94 (1,01) 3,90 (0,99) .897
Intellectual stimulation 3,39 (0,05) 3,54 (1,18) 3,29 (1,01) .057 3,65 (0,91) 2,69 (1,13) .003 4,30 (0,82) 3,53 (0,98) .022 3,26 (1,16) 3,19 (0,60) .788
Transmission of knowledge 3,03 (0,05) 3,04 (1,17) 2,94 (1,08) .459 3,61 (1,05) 2,88 (0,62) .014 2,90 (1,19) 3,40 (1,03) .169 2,65 (1,20) 2,86 (0,964) .502