Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants

Baseline characteristicsNo or No (%)
Total No of participants4826
Mean (standard deviation) age (years)29.7 (3.4)
Female gender2612 (54)
 Unknown203 (4)
Mean (standard deviation) body mass index23.9 (3.9)
Specialty*
 Internal medicine1109 (24)
 Family practice559 (12)
 Paediatrics650 (14)
 General surgery and surgical specialties416 (9)
 Emergency medicine380 (8)
 Obstetrics/gynaecology249 (5)
 Psychiatry250 (5)
 Anaesthesiology215 (5)
 Other (including combined)807 (17)
Cohort
 PGY2+ residency, 2003-071747 (36)
 PGY2+ residency, 2015-173079 (64)
  • Data are number or number (%) of participants unless stated otherwise. PGY2+ residents=resident physicians at postgraduate year 2 and above.

  • *Column percentages might not add to 100% owing to rounding.