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Table 1 Residents' Characteristics

From: Do medical house officers value the health of veterans differently from the health of non-veterans?

 

Hypothetical Patient

Residents' Characteristics

Veteran (N = 36)*

Non-veteran (N = 45)*

Mean (SD) Age, y

28.4 (2.8)

28.9 (3.4)

Women, %

44.4

56.8

Caucasian, %

77.8

59.1

PGY-1, %

36.1

34.1

Categorical Resident, %

58.3

61.4

Mean (SD) JPI Risk Score†

20.6 (4.7)

19.8 (4.4)

Number of Months Worked at the Veterans Affairs Hospital

3.5 (2.2)

3.7 (2.2)

  1. PGY – post-graduate year of residency; JPI – Jackson Personality Inventory. * All differences were not significantly different at p < 0.05 using the χ2 test. † Possible scores range from 6–36 with higher scores representing greater risk-seeking.