Table 2 Physician Characteristics (n = 98)

From: Survival rate in nasopharyngeal carcinoma improved by high caseload volume: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

	Physician caseload group
Variable	Low (4-16)	Medium (17-34)	High (35-152)	p
Total no. physicians	74	17	7
Age(year)				0.507
Mean ± SD	39 ± 13	39 ± 11	45 ± 13
Gender				0.832
Male	65(88)	14(82)	6(86)
Female	9(12)	3(18)	1(14)
Caseload				< 0.001
Mean ± SD	6 ± 5	24 ± 6	62 ± 45

Values are given as number (percentage).
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation.

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