Table 2 Demographic features of responding patients (gender and race)
From: Patients’ attitudes regarding characteristics of physicians in ophthalmology
Gender (Males n = 134; Females n = 161) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||
Q-1 (prefer traditional white coat) | 0.599 | ||
Yes | 39 (29%) | 43 (27%) | |
No | 89 (67%) | 106 (67%) | |
No preference | 5 (4%) | 10 (6%) | |
Q-2 (prefer dress shoes) | 0.487 | ||
Yes | 28 (21%) | 32 (20%) | |
No | 15 (11%) | 15 (9%) | |
No preference | 91 (68%) | 114 (71%) | |
Q-3 (prefer nametag) | 0.584 | ||
Yes | 103 (77%) | 128 (80%) | |
No | 31 (23%) | 33 (20%) | |
Q-4 (negative view of long hair) | 0.13 | ||
Yes | 44 (33%) | 40 (25%) | |
No | 90 (67%) | 121 (75%) | |
Q-5 (negative view of facial hair) | 0.792 | ||
Yes | 25 (19%) | 32 (20%) | |
No | 109 (81%) | 129 (80%) | |
Q-6 (negative view of tattoos/piercings) | 0.521 | ||
Yes | 80 (60%) | 102 (63%) | |
No | 54 (40%) | 59 (37%) | |
Q-7 (preferred age range) | 0.953 | ||
Yes | 33 (25%) | 39 (24%) | |
No | 101 (75%) | 122 (76%) | |
Q-8 (preference where MD trained) | 0.566 | ||
Yes | 53 (40%) | 69 (43%) | |
No | 81 (60%) | 92 (57%) | |
Q-9 (preference if MD does research) | 0.726 | ||
Yes | 77 (57%) | 94 (58%) | |
No | 2 (1%) | 4 (2%) | |
No preference | 55 (41%) | 62 (40%) | |
Race | Caucasian | African American | Native American | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q-1 (prefer traditional white coat) | 0.1337 | |||
Yes | 55 (25%) | 26 (41%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No | 159 (70%) | 35 (56%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No preference | 12 (5%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
Q-2 (prefer dress shoes) | 0.799 | |||
Yes | 44 (19%) | 15 (23%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No | 23 (10%) | 6 (10%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No preference | 161 (71%) | 43 (67%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
Q-3 (prefer nametag) | 0.0578 | |||
Yes | 172 (75%) | 57 (89%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
No | 56 (25%) | 7 (11%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
Q-4 (negative view of long hair) | 0.981 | |||
Yes | 65 (29%) | 18 (28%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No | 163 (71%) | 46 (72%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
Q-5 (negative view of facial hair) | 0.101 | |||
Yes | 38 (17%) | 18 (28%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No | 190 (83%) | 46 (72%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
Q-6 (negative view of tattoos/piercings) | 0.094 | |||
Yes | 148 (65%) | 32 (50%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
No | 80 (35%) | 32 (50%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
Q-7 (preferred age range) | 0.117 | |||
Yes | 52 (23%) | 19 (30%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No | 176 (77%) | 45 (70%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
Q-8 (preference where MD trained) | 0.583 | |||
Yes | 91 (40%) | 30 (47%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
No | 137 (60%) | 34 (53%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
Q-9 (preference if MD does research) | 0.579 | |||
Yes | 129 (57%) | 40 (63%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
No | 5 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |
No preference | 94 (41%) | 23 (36%) | 1 (33.3%) | |