Region in Japan | Age group (years) | ||||||||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | P-value | 20–34 | 35–49 | 50–64 | 65+ | P-value | |
Male physicians | |||||||||
White coat | 4.17 ± 0.94 | 4.10 ± 0.93 | 4.25 ± 0.89 | 0.38 | 4.32 ± 0.77 | 4.18 ± 0.86 | 4.04 ± 0.94 | 4.22 ± 1.06 | 0.12 |
Scrubs | 3.66 ± 1.04 | 3.35 ± 1.10 | 3.58 ± 0.96 | 0.01 | 3.90 ± 0.86 | 3.75 ± 0.89 | 3.46 ± 1.04 | 3.08 ± 1.21 | <0.01 |
Semiformal | 2.58 ± 0.96 | 2.56 ± 1.05 | 2.66 ± 0.94 | 0.68 | 2.67 ± 0.90 | 2.57 ± 0.94 | 2.48 ± 0.96 | 2.74 ± 1.14 | 0.17 |
Smart casual | 3.24 ± 1.12 | 3.22 ± 1.13 | 3.51 ± 1.01 | 0.07 | 3.35 ± 1.16 | 3.22 ± 1.01 | 3.18 ± 1.08 | 3.53 ± 1.18 | 0.50 |
Casual | 1.96 ± 0.84 | 2.08 ± 1.00 | 1.89 ± 0.87 | 0.17 | 1.85 ± 0.79 | 1.87 ± 0.79 | 1.97 ± 0.92 | 2.28 ± 1.06 | 0.02 |
Female physicians | |||||||||
White coat | 4.38 ± 0.81 | 4.28 ± 0.78 | 4.32 ± 0.81 | 0.51 | 4.51 ± 0.65 | 4.30 ± 0.77 | 4.25 ± 0.80 | 4.35 ± 0.90 | 0.10 |
Scrubs | 3.79 ± 1.04 | 3.35 ± 1.06 | 3.69 ± 0.99 | <0.01 | 3.99 ± 0.84 | 3.87 ± 0.94 | 3.49 ± 1.05 | 3.16 ± 1.14 | <0.01 |
Semiformal | 2.89 ± 1.01 | 2.76 ± 1.01 | 2.94 ± 1.05 | 0.29 | 3.01 ± 0.95 | 2.80 ± 0.90 | 2.73 ± 1.01 | 2.98 ± 1.13 | 0.08 |
Smart casual | 2.09 ± 0.92 | 2.02 ± 0.96 | 2.11 ± 0.92 | 0.68 | 2.15 ± 0.86 | 2.02 ± 0.87 | 1.98 ± 0.88 | 2.21 ± 1.12 | 0.19 |
Casual | 1.93 ± 0.87 | 1.90 ± 0.93 | 1.82 ± 0.87 | 0.55 | 1.80 ± 0.79 | 1.86 ± 0.81 | 1.86 ± 0.84 | 2.06 ± 1.04 | 0.17 |