Table 1 Demographic characteristics stratified by specialty
From: The pathway to RCTs: how many roads are there? Examining the homogeneity of RCT justification
Specialty | Mean age (years) | Gender (% Male) | Race (% White) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ophthalmology | AVERAGE | 58.3 | 44.7 | 78.2 |
Std. Dev. | 13.3 | 16.0 | 14.9 | |
Maximum | 80.0 | 100 | 96.8 | |
Minimum | 36.7 | 24.1 | 53.1 | |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | AVERAGE | 45.7 | 0 | 75.0 |
Std. Dev. | 16.0 | 0 | 28.5 | |
Maximum | 63.7 | 0 | 97.1 | |
Minimum | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Psychiatry | AVERAGE | 39.1 | 50.7 | 75.6 |
Std. Dev. | 17.7 | 22.4 | 14.5 | |
Maximum | 75.5 | 100 | 97.0 | |
Minimum | 8.8 | 0 | 50.8 | |
General Surgery | AVERAGE | 57.0 | 51.7 | 81.5 |
Std. Dev. | 11.5 | 24.4 | 15.8 | |
Maximum | 78.1 | 80.5 | 96.4 | |
Minimum | 38.0 | 0 | 49.2 | |
Otorhinolaryngology | AVERAGE | 43.9 | 69.6 | 73.0 |
Std. Dev. | 16.7 | 18.7 | 29.4 | |
Maximum | 64.8 | 96.8 | 97.9 | |
Minimum | 7.2 | 25.0 | 0 | |
Internal Medicine | AVERAGE | 53.2 | 53.9 | 76.4 |
Std. Dev. | 17.6 | 20.2 | 15.8 | |
Maximum | 71.5 | 78.3 | 98.0 | |
Minimum | 6.1 | 0.1 | 47.5 |