Table 3

Comparison of residents by sex and residency program

CharacteristicMale; mean ± SD*Female; mean ± SD*
Surgical
n = 15
Nonsurgical
n = 16
Surgical
n = 6
Nonsurgical
n = 8
Year of residency, median (IQR)1.0 (2.0)2.5 (3.0)3.0 (1.5)3.0 (2.5)
Time worked per week, h63.7 ± 14.259.1 ± 13.675.0 ± 20.258.5 ± 20.8
Time spent exercising per week, h4.5 ± 2.74.3 ± 2.93.6 ± 2.23.2 ± 1.5
Resting heart rate, beats/min69.5 ± 9.166.7 ± 12.571.0 ± 9.668.8 ± 14.2
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg130.1 ± 9.1127.0 ± 13.7112.7 ± 12.6108.4 ± 11.4
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg78.3 ± 9.274.4 ± 7.175.2 ± 9.977.5 ± 10.6
Body mass index27.26 ± 3.824.4 ± 2.421.8 ± 1.521.7 ± 3.1
Grip strength, kg118.7 ± 13.3123.9 ± 17.376.7 ± 12.770.0 ± 8.5
Sit-ups, no. of repetitions20.5 ± 10.724.1 ± 16.412.3 ± 9.644.3 ± 64.1
% body fat16.1 ± 4.613.2 ± 2.623.6 ± 4.222.8 ± 5.8
o2peak, mL/(kg·min)34.5 ± 7.242.8 ± 6.833.5 ± 1.732.9 ± 6.6
Maximum heart rate, beats/min181.8 ± 8.9189.5 ± 10.3177.5 ± 15.1172.7 ± 8.1
Power output, W313.3 ± 52.1331.0 ± 59.7256.7 ± 36.1250.0 ± 37.4
  • IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation; V̇o2peak = maximal volume of oxygen consumption.

  • * Except where noted otherwise.

  • Significantly different from male surgical residents at p < 0.05.