Table 3 Effects of physicians’ characteristics on practicing in the same or neighboring prefectures of their medical schools

Year of establishment (post-1970)

0.63

0.51–0.79

<0.001

School type (private)

0.85

0.66–1.08

0.178

Location (prefecture with densely populated cities^a)

2.54

2.02–3.20

<0.001

Sex (male)

1.05

1.03–1.08

<0.001

Experience

 3–5 years

1.07

1.02–1.11

0.004

 6–10 years

0.95

0.92–0.98

0.001

 11–20 years

0.99

0.96–1.01

0.320

 ≥21 years

Reference

-

-

Random part

Standard deviation

95 % C.I.

p value

Medical school

0.43

0.37–0.51

<0.001