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Table 1 Comparison of study groups for sociodemographic and professional data (n = 177; some variables have missing values).

From: Verbal and physical violence towards hospital- and community-based physicians in the Negev: an observational study

Variable

Hospital physicians

Community physicians

All

P

Mean age (years)

40.0 ± 9.4

42.3 ± 7.3

41.0 ± 8.6

NS

Gender [N (%)]

   Female

28 (30.1)

41 (50.6)

69 (39.7)

<0.01

   Male

65 (69.9)

40 (49.4)

105 (60.3)

 

Country of birth [N (%)]

   Israel

53 (56.4)

27 (32.9)

80 (45.5)

<0.05

   East Europe

9 (9.6)

12 (14.6)

21 (11.9)

 

   West Europe

2 (2.1)

0

2 (1.1)

 

   Former USSR

22 (23.4)

30 (36.6)

52 (29.5)

 

   Other

8 (8.5)

13 (15.9)

21 (12.0)

 

Professional status [N (%)]

   Specialist

44 (46.3)

56 (69.1)

100 (56.8)

<0.01

   Non-specialist

51 (53.7)

25 (30.9)

76 (43.2)

 

Mean professional experience (years)

12.3 ± 9.7

14.2 ± 7.3

 

NS