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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of mastery of type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment knowledge in general practitioners

From: Mastery of type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment knowledge by general practitioners in Shanghai: a cross-sectional study

Influencing factor

Number of subjects who failed [n (%)]

Number of subjects who passed [n (%)]

χ2

P

Sex

  

4.038

0.044

 Male

114 (51.82%)

106 (48.18%)

  

 Female

246 (43.85%)

315 (56.15%)

  

Educational level

  

27.23

0.000

 Associate’s degree or below

51 (73.91%)

18 (26.09%)

  

 Bachelor’s degree

278 (44.77%)

343 (55.23%)

  

 Master’s degree or above

31 (34.07%)

60 (65.93%)

  

Professional title

  

4.820

0.185

 None

10 (71.43%)

4 (28.57%)

  

 Junior

56 (44.80%)

69 (55.20%)

  

 Intermediate

253 (46.68%)

289 (53.32%)

  

 Vice-senior and above

41 (41.00%)

59 (59.00%)

  

Specialty

  

9.198

0.010

 Clinical medicine

304 (44.12%)

385 (55.88%)

  

 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner

49 (61.25%)

31 (38.75%)

  

 Others

7 (58.33%)

5 (41.67%)

  

Position

  

4.365

0.113

 General practitioner

310 (46.90%)

351 (53.10%)

  

 General medicine team leader

38 (38.00%)

62 (62.00%)

  

 Others

12 (60.00%)

8 (40.00%)

  

Employment mode

  

1.801

0.406

 Formally employed

339 (45.56%)

405 (54.44%)

  

 Contract system

18 (56.25%)

14 (43.75%)

  

 Ex-retiree

3 (60.00%)

2 (40.00%)

  

Age

  

5.635

0.131

 < 35 years

78 (41.27%)

111 (58.73%)

  

 35–40 years

78 (45.88%)

92 (54.12%)

  

 40–45 years

97 (44.29%)

122 (55.71%)

  

 > 45 years

107 (52.71%)

96 (47.29%)

  

Years of work experience

  

3.490

0.175

 < 10 years

77 (40.31%)

114 (59.69%)

  

 10–20 years

144 (47.37%)

160 (52.63%)

  

 ≥ 20 years

139 (48.60%)

147 (51.40%)

  

Participated in standardized training?

  

0.001

0.978

 Yes

216 (46.06%)

253 (53.94%)

  

 No

144 (46.15%)

168 (53.85%)