Table 1 Demographic characters of authors
Variables | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorship position | |||
 First author | 344 (24.6) | 1054 (75.4) | < 0.0001 |
 Senior author | 232 (16.6) | 1166 (83.4) | |
Race/ethnicity | |||
 White | 490 (85.1) | 1895 (85.4) | 0.9 |
 Black | 3 (0.5) | 8 (0.4) | |
 Asian | 74 (12.8) | 276 (12.4) | |
 Hispanic | 6 (1.0) | 28 (1.3) | |
 Arab | 3 (0.5) | 13 (0.6) | |
Education attainment | |||
 MD | 408 (70.8) | 1672 (75.3) | < 0.0001 |
 MD, PhD | 51 (8.8) | 384 (17.3) | |
 PhD | 41 (7.1) | 52 (2.3) | |
 Masters’ | 61 (10.6) | 86 (3.9) | |
 Others/unknown | 15 (2.6) | 26 (1.2) | |