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Table 8 OSA attitude score in relation to physicians’ demographics

From: Awareness of obstructive sleep apnea among critical care physicians in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt

 

Attitude score

t/X2

p

Inadequate

Adequate

Age mean ± SD

34.43 ± 5.9

35.43 ± 8.27

− 1.01

0.31

Gender

Male

N

48

81

1.46

0.226

%

37.2%

62.8%

Female

N

46

56

%

45.1%

54.9%

Professional title

Staff

N

16

40

7.55

0.023*

%

28.6%

71.4%

Specialist

N

34

30

%

53.1%

46.9%

Residents

N

44

67

%

39.6%

60.4%

Hospital level

Secondary

N

56

60

5.55

0.018*

%

48.3%

51.7%

Tertiary

N

38

77

%

33.0%

67.0%

Years in practice

≥ 10 years

N

38

68

1.9

0.16

%

35.8%

64.2%

< 10 years

N

56

69

%

44.8%

55.2%

Specialty

Chest

N

0

34

45.34

0.00**

%

0.0%

100.0%

Anesthesia

N

30

16

%

65.2%

34.8%

Pediatric

N

28

18

%

60.9%

39.1%

Internal medicine

N

16

32

%

33.3%

66.7%

Neurology

N

8

20

%

28.6%

71.4%

Cardiology

N

12

17

%

41.4%

58.6%

Total

N

94

137

  
  1. OSA obstructive sleep apnea. Adequate response if ≥ 60% correct answers. Inadequate response if < 60% correct answers
  2. *Significant
  3. **Highly significant