Table 1 Characteristics of physicians who did not respond to the survey, who responded to the survey, and who used the infectious disease consultation.
From: Requesting physicians' experiences regarding infectious disease consultations
Variable | Nonresponders (A) (n= 293) | Responders (B) (n= 237) | Responders and users (C) (n= 187) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A vs. B | A vs. C | |||||||
Age, y, median (IQR) | 39 | (29-50) | 37 | (29-47) | 37 | (29-47) | 0.44 | 0.24 |
Women, n (%) | 158 | (53.9) | 123 | (51.9) | 99 | (52.9) | 0.64 | 0.83 |
Working status, n (%) | ||||||||
Senior physician | 207 | (70.6) | 176 | (74.3) | 138 | (73.8) | 0.36 | 0.45 |
Resident | 86 | (29.4) | 61 | (25.7) | 49 | (26.2) | ||
Department, n (%) | ||||||||
Medicine* | 121 | (41.3) | 125 | (52.7) | 98 | (52.4) | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Surgery | 93 | (31.7) | 63 | (20.7) | 54 | (28.9) | ||
ICU | 79 | (27.0) | 49 | (20.7) | 35 | (18.7) | ||