Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: The practice of defensive medicine among hospital doctors in the United Kingdom
Characteristics | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
20-30 | 68 | 33.3% |
31-40 | 69 | 33.8% |
41-50 | 41 | 20% |
More than 50 | 26 | 12.7% |
Gender | ||
Male | 117 | 57.4% |
Female | 87 | 42.6% |
Specialty | ||
Medicine | 46 | 22.5% |
Surgery | 25 | 12.3% |
O and G | 48 | 23.5% |
Pediatrics | 39 | 19.1% |
Others | 46 | 22.5% |
Grades | ||
Junior | 75 | 36.7% |
Middle | 53 | 25.9% |
Senior | 76 | 37.4% |