Table 3.
Characteristics of layperson, medical, and technical groups.
| Characteristics | Groups | ||||||
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Layperson | Medical | Technical | ||||
| Number of members, mean (SD) | 7623 (19,480)a | 21,215 (35,040)a | 33,948 (39,578) | ||||
| Public privacy setting, n (%) | 123 (54)b | 3 (12)b | 2 (100) | ||||
| Security requirement to attain membership, n (%) | |||||||
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Yes | 98 (43)c | 21 (81)c | 2 (100) | |||
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Request | 110 (48) | 4 (15) | 0 | |||
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No | 21 (9) | 1 (4) | 0 | |||
| English language, n (%) | 193 (84) | 20 (77) | 2 (100) | ||||
aSignificant difference in the number of members between layperson and medical groups (P<.01).
bSignificant difference in public privacy setting between layperson and medical groups (P<.001).
cSignificant difference in the presence of security requirements to attain membership between layperson and medical groups (P<.001).