Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants according to gender
Variables | Female (n = 162) | Male (n = 80) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (± standard-deviation) | 37.9 (10.7) | 42.9 (12.1) | 0.001† |
Degree in another biomedical profession (%yes) | 6.8 | 5 | > 0.05 |
Years of graduation from university (±standard-deviation) | 14.5 (11.3) | 18.4 (11.1) | 0.012† |
Participants’ specialty | |||
• CBMF | 0.6 | 10 | 0.024* |
• Restorative dentistry | 1.9 | 2.5 | |
• DTM | 0.6 | 0 | |
• Endodontics | 11.7 | 7.5 | |
• Estomatology | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
• Dental service management | 0 | 1.3 | |
• Implant dentistry | 4.9 | 3.8 | |
• Geriatric dentistry | 0.6 | 0 | |
• Work dentistry | 0 | 1.3 | |
• Hospital dentistry | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
• Legal dentistry | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
• Pediatrics dentistry | 14.2 | 3.8 | |
• Orthodontics | 10.5 | 5 | |
• Oral pathology | 0 | 1.3 | |
• Periodontics | 9.3 | 8.8 | |
• PNE | 0.6 | 0 | |
• Dental prosthesis | 3.7 | 11.3 | |
• Oral radiology | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
• Family health | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
• Public health | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
• Semiology | 0.6 | 0 | |
• More than one specialty | 16 | 21.3 | |
• No specialty | 17.9 | 15 | |
Work location (public or private service) | |||
• Only one | 67.1 | 61.3 | > 0.05 |
• More than one | 31.1 | 37.5 | |
• Do not work in clinical settings‡ | 1.9 | 1.3 | |