Table 2.
Stratified analysis comparing website diversity content based on National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, Top-40 medical school affiliation, university affiliation, size, and geographic region
| Program characteristic | Number of programs | Diversity score mean (SD) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| NIH orthopaedic funding | 0.2501 | ||
| Top 40 | 40 | 5.4 (2.0) | |
| Not top 40 | 147 | 4.8 (2.1) | |
| Top 40 US News and World Report23 medical schools | 0.0147 | ||
| Top 40* | 42 | 5.7 (2.2) | |
| Not top 40 | 145 | 4.7 (2.0) | |
| Affiliation | 0.0002 | ||
| University-based or affiliated | 160 | 5.2 (2.0) | |
| Community-based | 27 | 3.6 (2.2) | |
| Program Size | 0.0157 | ||
| 10 to 15 | 57 | 4.3 (2.2) | |
| 16 to 25 | 80 | 5.0 (1.8) | |
| 26 to 35 | 34 | 5.5 (1.9) | |
| 36+ | 16 | 5.8 (2.2) | |
| Geographic region | 0.3866 | ||
| Northeast | 56 | 4.7 (2.3) | |
| South | 50 | 5.4 (2.1) | |
| Midwest | 54 | 4.8 (2.0) | |
| West | 27 | 4.9 (1.5) | |
NIH, National Institutes of Health; SD, standard deviation
*
3 medical schools were tied for the 40th position in the US News and World Report23 rankings