Table 4 Estimated work hours per week by area of practice

Internal medicine

49.6 ± 13.6

52.7 ± 13.0

48.7 ± 13.6

 < 0.001***

Surgery

54.5 ± 15.2

60.4 ± 15.8

52.9 ± 14.7

 < 0.001***

Pediatrics

50.3 ± 15.0

54.0 ± 14.6

49.2 ± 15.0

 < 0.001***

Obstetrics and gynecology

52.3 ± 16.5

57.3 ± 15.0

51.1 ± 16.6

 < 0.001***

Psychiatry

45.7 ± 13.7

52.8 ± 15.1

44.1 ± 12.8

 < 0.001***

Dermatology

46.3 ± 12.8

49.9 ± 12.8

43.8 ± 12.2

 < 0.001***

Ophthalmology

45.1 ± 11.9

49.6 ± 13.0

42.3 ± 10.2

 < 0.001***

Otolaryngology

49.8 ± 13.2

54.8 ± 12.7

46.1 ± 12.2

 < 0.001***

Urology

52.7 ± 12.6

59.6 ± 13.2

50.6 ± 11.7

 < 0.001***

Orthopedics

51.6 ± 13.7

57.3 ± 13.7

50.4 ± 13.5

 < 0.001***

Neurosurgery

56.4 ± 16.1

63.9 ± 14.9

55.1 ± 15.9

 < 0.001***

Plastic surgery

50.0 ± 15.0

54.3 ± 18.3

46.8 ± 11.1

0.01*

Emergency medicine

54.1 ± 14.3

55.1 ± 13.2

53.7 ± 14.7

0.33

Anesthesiology

48.4 ± 12.6

52.6 ± 13.0

46.8 ± 12.1

 < 0.001***

Radiology

46.5 ± 10.5

49.2 ± 12.2

45.5 ± 9.7

0.01*

Rehabilitation

44.6 ± 12.5

57.9 ± 20.5

43.4 ± 10.8

 < 0.001***

Pathology

46.3 ± 12.7

51.3 ± 13.4

43.0 ± 10.9

 < 0.001***

Laboratory medicine

38.9 ± 13.5

44.7 ± 17.3

37.5 ± 12.0

0.49

General practice

50.7 ± 14.2

51.2 ± 14.8

50.6 ± 14.0

0.91

Resident

47.9 ± 11.4

46.4 ± 11.7

48.1 ± 11.4

0.36

Others

46.4 ± 12.4

50.1 ± 12.2

45.2 ± 12.2

0.003**

Specialist trainee (relisted)

54.4 ± 14.8

55.3 ± 16.0

54.0 ± 14.3

0.52