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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: Self-reported skills and self-confidence in point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional nationwide survey amongst Finnish emergency physicians

Characteristic

Total (%)

Junior residents (%)

Senior residents (%)

Specialists (%)

Number of participants

134

56

35

38

Age (Years, SD)

36 (6.0)

32 (4.5)

37 (5.5)

39 (4.3)

Sex

 Male

73 (55%)

30 (54%)

17 (49%)

21 (58%)

 Female

59 (44%)

26 (46%)

18 (51%)

15 (42%)

Occupation

 University hospital

49 (37%)

18 (33%)

15 (44%)

14 (37%)

 Secondary hospital

69 (53%)

32 (58%)

15 (44%)

20 (53%)

 Other

13 (10%)

5 (9%)

4 (12%)

4 (11%)

Uses ultrasound in his/her clinical work

126/132 (94%)

51/55 (93%)

34/35 (97%)

37/37 (100%)

  1. Due to the varying numbers of non-responders and rounding up, all of the percentages might not equal 100%