Table 7 OSA knowledge score in relation to physicians’ demographics
From: Awareness of obstructive sleep apnea among critical care physicians in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt
Knowledge score | t/X2 | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate | Adequate | |||||
Age mean ± SD | 33.71 ± 6.17 | 37.64 ± 8.9 | − 3.641 | 0.00** | ||
Gender | Male | N | 76 | 53 | 7.91 | 0.005* |
% | 58.9% | 41.1% | ||||
Female | N | 78 | 24 | |||
% | 76.5% | 23.5% | ||||
Professional title | Staff | N | 28 | 28 | 9.72 | 0.008* |
% | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||
Specialist | N | 44 | 20 | |||
% | 68.8% | 31.2% | ||||
Residents | N | 82 | 29 | |||
% | 73.9% | 26.1% | ||||
Hospital level | Secondary | N | 86 | 30 | 5.85 | 0.016* |
% | 74.1% | 25.9% | ||||
Tertiary | N | 68 | 47 | |||
% | 59.1% | 40.9% | ||||
Years in practice | ≥ 10 years | N | 60 | 46 | 8.92 | 0.003* |
% | 56.6% | 43.4% | ||||
< 10 years | N | 94 | 31 | |||
% | 75.2% | 24.8% | ||||
Specialty | Chest | N | 6 | 28 | 53.23 | 0.00** |
% | 17.6% | 82.4% | ||||
Anesthesia | N | 34 | 12 | |||
% | 73.9% | 26.1% | ||||
Pediatric | N | 34 | 12 | |||
% | 73.9% | 26.1% | ||||
Internal medicine | N | 36 | 12 | |||
% | 75.0% | 25.0% | ||||
Neurology | N | 16 | 12 | |||
% | 57.1% | 42.9% | ||||
Cardiology | N | 28 | 1 | |||
% | 96.6% | 3.4% | ||||
Total | N | 154 | 77 | |||
% | 66.7% | 33.3% | ||||