Table 1. Number of respondents and average age of groups in each institution
Institution First-year medical students Fourth-year medical students Sixth-year medical students Second-year residents Medical doctors
n Response rate (%) Age (years) n Response rate (%) Age (years) n Response rate (%) Age (years) n Response rate (%) Age (years) n Response rate (%) Age (years)
Mean SD   Mean SD   Mean SD   Mean SD   Mean SD
GU Total 107 98.2 19.1 2.5 104 100 24.0 5.4 88 93.6 27.0 9.0
Female 38 18.6 1.5 28 21.8 1.0 20 23.9 0.4
Male 69 19.3 2.8 76 24.8 6.1 68 27.9 10.0
KyuU Total 104 94.5 19.5 2.8 75 63.0 22.8 1.7 87 85.3 24.6 1.8 26 43.3 29.1 4.4
Female 22 19.8 3.6 12 22.8 1.4 14 24.1 1.0 10 29.1 5.8
Male 82 19.4 2.6 63 22.8 1.7 73 24.7 1.9 16 29.1 3.1
KaU Total 95 90.5 19.2 1.3 85 68.5 23.6 3.2 111 87.4 25.1 2.3 23 79.3 28.4 2.9 206 48.2 39.7 8.2
Female 33 19.1 1.0 38 22.7 1.1 45 24.7 2.1 5 28.0 3.0 49 35.2 6.0
Male 62 19.2 1.5 47 24.3 4.0 66 25.4 2.4 18 28.5 2.9 157 41.1 8.3
SU Total 119 100 18.8 0.8 109 87.9 23.1 3.0 128 98.5 25.0 1.4
Female 37 18.5 0.6 30 23.4 5.5 33 24.6 0.9
Male 82 18.9 0.8 79 22.9 1.2 95 25.1 1.5
KiU Total 120 99.2 19.4 1.9 86 78.2 23.9 3.3 103 93.6 24.6 1.8 36 63.2 27.1 1.7
Female 53 18.9 1.4 37 23.4 2.7 49 24.2 1.7 14 26.8 0.7
Male 67 19.7 2.2 49 24.3 3.7 54 24.9 1.8 22 27.4 2.1
KMU Total 94 87.9 19.9 1.4 72 61.0 24.5 2.7 76 66.1 26.6 4.2 31 67.4 28.5 2.5
Female 37 19.5 1.3 34 23.9 2.4 36 26.5 5.4 12 27.6 1.6
Male 57 20.2 1.4 38 24.9 3.0 40 26.7 2.7 19 29.0 2.8
JMU Total 116 94.3 19.1 1.3 116 95.1 22.3 1.5 92 87.6 24.4 1.2
Female 28 19.1 1.3 30 22.1 1.0 27 24.2 0.9
Male 88 19.1 1.2 86 22.4 1.6 65 24.4 1.3
Overall Total 755 95.1 19.3 1.9 647 78.8 23.4 3.3 685 87.5 25.2 3.9 116 60.4 28.2 3.0 206 48.2 39.7 8.2
Female 248 19.0 1.6 209 22.9 2.8 224 24.7 2.6 41 27.7 3.3 49 35.2 6.0
Male 507 19.4 2.0 438 23.6 3.6 461 25.5 4.3 75 28.4 2.8 157 41.1 8.3

GU: Gifu University School of Medicine; KyuU: Kyushu University School of Medicine; KaU: Kagoshima University School of Medicine; SU: Showa University School of Medicine; KiU: Kitasato University School of Medicine; KMU: Kanazawa Medical University School of Medicine; JMU: Jichi Medical University School of Medicine; SD: standard deviation.

Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:274-286; doi: 10.5116/ijme.633f.e97a