Questionable research practices of medical and dental faculty in Pakistan – a confession

BMC Medical Ethics

Table 3 Association of QRPs with demographics

	Data collection and Storage				Data Analysis				Study Reporting				Collaboration and authorship
	14.61 ± 2.54				29.88 ± 5.65				25.42 ± 5.95				16.93 ± 3.51
	Below Average		Above Average		Below Average		Above Average		Below Average		Above Average		Below Average		Above Average
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age
26–35	51	20.7%	162	39.7%	70	29.0%	143	34.6%	73	29.0%	140	34.8%	49	25.4%	164	35.6%
36–45	143	58.1%	148	36.3%	125	51.9%	166	40.2%	134	53.2%	157	39.1%	107	55.4%	184	39.9%
46–55	49	19.9%	80	19.6%	40	16.6%	89	21.5%	42	16.7%	87	21.6%	37	19.2%	92	20.0%
56–65	3	1.2%	18	4.4%	6	2.5%	15	3.6%	3	1.2%	18	4.5%	0	0.0%	21	4.6%
p-value	0.000*				0.035*				0.000*				0.000*
Gender
Male	144	58.5%	180	44.1%	138	57.3%	186	45.0%	144	57.1%	180	44.8%	103	53.4%	221	47.9%
Female	102	41.5%	228	55.9%	103	42.7%	227	55.0%	108	42.9%	222	55.2%	90	46.6%	240	52.1%
p-value	0.000*				0.003*				0.002*				0.205
Current Academic Rank / Title
Lecturer	20	8.1%	43	10.5%	32	13.3%	31	7.5%	22	8.7%	41	10.2%	19	9.8%	44	9.5%
Assistant Professor	106	43.1%	207	50.7%	98	40.7%	215	52.1%	112	44.4%	201	50.0%	87	45.1%	226	49.0%
Associate Professor	73	29.7%	78	19.1%	60	24.9%	91	22.0%	81	32.1%	70	17.4%	56	29.0%	95	20.6%
Professor	47	19.1%	80	19.6%	51	21.2%	76	18.4%	37	14.7%	90	22.4%	31	16.1%	96	20.8%
p-value	0.017*				0.015*				0.000*				0.102
Discipline of study
Basic Sciences	149	60.6%	229	56.1%	143	59.3%	235	56.9%	161	63.9%	217	54.0%	122	63.2%	256	55.5%
Clinical Sciences	97	39.4%	179	43.9%	98	40.7%	178	43.1%	91	36.1%	185	46.0%	71	36.8%	205	44.5%
p-value	0.265				0.543				0.013*				0.070

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