Table 1 Characteristics of the orthopedic surgeons according to the job specialty in South Korea
Characteristics | Total (n = 513) Na (%) | Specialists | Residents (n = 224) N (%) | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST (n = 90) N (%) | Others (n = 199) N (%) | ||||
Age group (year) | |||||
< 40 | 403 (78.6) | 55 (61.1) | 125 (62.8) | 223 (99.6) | < 0.001 |
40–49 | 57 (11.1) | 16 (17.8) | 40 (20.1) | 1 (0.4) | |
≥ 50 | 53 (10.3) | 19 (21.1) | 34 (17.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
Type of the medical facility | |||||
General hospital | 489 (95.3) | 79 (87.8) | 186 (93.5) | 224 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Small hospital | 19 (3.7) | 7 (7.7) | 12 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Location of the medical facility | |||||
Metropolitan | 340 (66.3) | 56 (62.2) | 119 (59.8) | 165 (73.7) | 0.106 |
Province | 171 (33.3) | 32 (35.6) | 79 (39.7) | 59 (26.3) | |
Level of concern for occupational radiation exposure | |||||
Low | 119 (23.2) | 22 (25.3) | 53 (27.9) | 44 (20.7) | 0.148 |
Medium | 185 (36.1) | 25 (28.7) | 72 (37.9) | 88 (41.3) | |
High | 186 (36.3) | 40 (46.0) | 65 (34.2) | 81 (38.0) | |