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Table 1 Respondents vs non-respondents demographics from AMA Masterfile

From: Are surgeons and anesthesiologists lying to each other or gaming the system? A national random sample survey about “truth-telling practices” in the perioperative setting in the United States

  

Anesthesiologist

Surgeon

Age, mean (95 % CI)

Respondents

51.6 (49.8–53.3)

53.4 (52.8–54.2)

Non-respondents

51.6 (50.9–52.2)

53.5 (51.1–55.8)

p value

P = 0.971

P = 0.958

Male sex

Respondents

99/127 (77.95 %)

69/85 (81.2 %)

Non-respondents

799/1002 (79.7 %)

942/1044 (90.2 %)

p value

P = 0.638

P = 0.009

Years since graduation, mean (95 % CI)

Respondents

24.0 (22.2–25.9)

26.9 (24.4–29.4)

Non-respondents

24.5 (23.9–25.2)

26.95 (26.2–27.7)

p value

P = 0.624

P = 0.960