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Table 2 The comparison of author background of articles between written by young urologists and non-young urologists

From: Influence of physician years on urological journal publication productivity among Japanese urologists

 

Total (N = 529)

Young (N = 130)

Non-young (N = 399)

P value

Journal, n (%)

 J Urol

80 (15.1)

18 (13.8)

62 (15.5)

0.164

 BJU Int

89 (16.8)

27 (20.8)

62 (15.5)

 

 Urol Oncol

33 (6.2)

3 (2.3)

30 (7.5)

 

 World J Urol

20 (3.8)

7 (5.4)

13 (3.3)

 

 Int J Urol

192 (36.3)

44 (33.8)

148 (37.1)

 

 Urology

115 (21.7)

31 (23.8)

84 (21.1)

 

Gender, n (%)

 Male

524 (99.1)

126 (96.9)

398 (99.7)

0.014

 Female

5 (0.9)

4 (3.1)

1 (0.3)

 

Post-graduate years (years)

 Median

16

10

19

NA

 Interquartile range

12–22

8–11

15–24

 

Institution, n (%)

 University hospital

478 (90.4)

121 (93.1)

357 (89.5)

0.149

 Others

51 (9.6)

9 (6.9)

42 (10.5)

 

First AU is corresponding AU, n (%)

 Yes

343 (64.8)

46 (35.4)

297 (74.4)

<0.001

 No

186 (35.2)

84 (64.6)

102 (25.6)

 
  1. J Urol The Journal of Urology, BJU Int BJU International, Urol Oncol Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, World J Urol World Journal of Urology, Int J Urol International Journal of Urology, AU author, NA not available