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Table 2 Distribution of the Socio-demographic characteristics of International versus US Graduates

From: Factors influencing international and U.S. dentists’ interest in advanced periodontal education: a pilot study

Socio-demographic variables

Dental graduates

p-value

All

N = 58 (100%)

International

N = 20 (35%)

U.S

N = 38 (65%)

Age in years

 < 30

18 (31.0)

2 (10.0)

16 (42.1)

0.0163*

 30–35

26 (44.8)

12 (60.0)

14 (36.8)

 

 36–40

2 (3.5)

2 (10.0)

0 (0)

 

 > 40

12 (20.7)

4 (20.0)

8 (21.1)

 

Gender

 Female

13 (22.4)

5 (25.0)

8 (21.1)

0.4876

 Male

45 (77.6)

15 (75.0)

30 (78.9)

 

Educational debt (US dollars) prior to residency in Periodontics: None

25 (43.1)

14 (70.0)

11 (28.9)

0.0053*

 < 50,000

5 (8.6)

2 (10.0)

3 (7.9)

 

 50,000150,000

7(12.1)

2 (10.0)

5 (13.2)

 

 150,000–250,000

3 (5.2)

1 (5.0)

2 (5.3)

 

 > 250,000

18 (31.0)

1 (5.0)

17 (44.7)

 
  1. Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test
  2. *Significant at p < 0.05