Table 1 Characteristics of participants. Values are absolute frequencies (percentages) or medians (25th and 75th percentile)
Variable (n missing) | Acupuncture (n = 220) | Homeopathy (n = 113) | Control (n = 315) | p-value global (pairwise) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (9) | 161 (73%) | 87 (77%) | 202 (66%) | .05 (−/*/-) |
Age (12) | 24 (23, 27) | 24 (22, 28) | 23 (22, 25) | .005 (**/−/−) |
Half-years at medical school (12) | 7 (5, 9) | 7 (3, 9) | 7 (7, 8) | .04 (−/*/*/) |
Score secondary schoola (28) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.3) | 1.6 (1.3, 2.0) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.6) | <.001 (**/**/-) |
Professional training before medical school (9) | 69 (31%) | 40 (35%) | 53 (17%) | <.001 (**/**/-) |
Knows planned type of specialization (10) Among those knowing specialization | 115 (52%) | 63 (56%) | 130 (43%) | .015 (*/*/-) |
- family medicine | 29 (25%) | 30 (48%) | 19 (15%) | <.001 (−/**/*) |
- surgery | 13 (11%) | 3 (5%) | 33 (25%) | .001 (*/*/-) |
- internal medicine | 13 (11%) | 6 (10%) | 23 (18%) | .19 (−/−/-) |