Table 1 Distribution of subjects among quintile groups of municipality by population density
From: Education policies to increase rural physicians in Japan: a nationwide cohort study
Category | Quintile of municipalities sorted by population density, no. (%)a | P value | RRb of 1 | 95% CI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 low | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 high | Total | ||||
PGY-1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All graduates | 1805 (20.7) | 1842 (21.1) | 1627 (18.7) | 1855 (21.3) | 1582 (18.2) | 8711 (100.0) |  | 1.000 | NA–NA |
 Scholarship alone | 54 (48.2) | 35 (31.3) | 10 (8.9) | 9 (8.0) | 4 (3.6) | 112 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.327 | 1.912–2.831 |
 Quota alone | 34 (31.5) | 21 (19.4) | 24 (22.2) | 18 (16.7) | 11 (10.2) | 108 (100.0) | 0.082 | 1.519 | 1.147–2.013 |
 Quota with scholarship | 125 (51.0) | 69 (28.2) | 22 (9.0) | 18 (7.3) | 11 (4.5) | 245 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.462 | 2.163–2.802 |
 Jichi | 52 (40.9) | 42 (33.1) | 17 (13.4) | 9 (7.1) | 7 (5.5) | 127 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 1.976 | 1.597–2.445 |
PGY-2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All graduates | 1611 (19.6) | 1721 (21.0) | 1570 (19.1) | 1704 (20.8) | 1603 (19.5) | 8209 (100.0) |  | 1.000 | NA–NA |
 Scholarship alone | 60 (46.2) | 28 (21.5) | 14 (10.8) | 13 (10.0) | 15 (11.5) | 130 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.352 | 1.943–2.846 |
 Quota alone | 46 (35.9) | 25 (19.5) | 32 (25.0) | 10 (7.8) | 15 (11.7) | 128 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 1.831 | 1.447–2.317 |
 Quota with scholarship | 81 (43.8) | 52 (28.1) | 21 (11.4) | 18 (9.7) | 13 (7.0) | 185 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.231 | 1.884–2.642 |
 Jichi | 40 (39.6) | 33 (32.7) | 14 (13.9) | 8 (7.9) | 6 (5.9) | 101 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.018 | 1.580–2.578 |
PGY-3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All graduates | 1467 (17.9) | 1510 (18.4) | 1591 (19.4) | 1722 (21.0) | 1905 (23.2) | 8195 (100.0) |  | 1.000 | NA–NA |
 Scholarship alone | 54 (47.4) | 33 (28.9) | 13 (11.4) | 9 (7.9) | 5 (4.4) | 114 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.646 | 2.169–3.229 |
 Quota alone | 27 (28.4) | 21 (22.1) | 20 (21.1) | 12 (12.6) | 15 (15.8) | 95 (100.0) | 0.070 | 1.588 | 1.150–2.192 |
 Quota with scholarship | 90 (49.7) | 43 (23.8) | 26 (14.4) | 13 (7.2) | 9 (5.0) | 181 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.778 | 2.382–3.239 |
 Jichi | 89 (78.1) | 9 (7.9) | 8 (7.0) | 1 (0.9) | 7 (6.1) | 114 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 4.361 | 3.916–4.857 |
PGY-4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All graduates | 1646 (21.1) | 1547 (19.8) | 1446 (18.5) | 1646 (21.1) | 1521 (19.5) | 7806 (100.0) |  | 1.000 | NA–NA |
 Scholarship alone | 59 (44.7) | 49 (37.1) | 15 (11.4) | 6 (4.5) | 3 (2.3) | 132 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.120 | 1.745–2.575 |
 Quota alone | 39 (37.9) | 20 (19.4) | 19 (18.4) | 16 (15.5) | 9 (8.7) | 103 (100.0) | 0.001 | 1.796 | 1.397–2.308 |
 Quota with scholarship | 85 (62.5) | 28 (20.6) | 12 (8.8) | 6 (4.4) | 5 (3.7) | 136 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.964 | 2.584–3.399 |
 Jichi | 98 (88.3) | 7 (6.3) | 4 (3.6) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 111 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 4.187 | 3.864–4.537 |
PGY-5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All graduates | 1542 (20.9) | 1467 (19.9) | 1379 (18.7) | 1565 (21.2) | 1419 (19.2) | 7372 (100.0) |  | 1.000 | NA–NA |
 Scholarship alone | 57 (53.3) | 24 (22.4) | 9 (8.4) | 8 (7.5) | 9 (8.4) | 107 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.547 | 2.121–3.058 |
 Quota alone | 26 (53.1) | 7 (14.3) | 6 (12.2) | 9 (18.4) | 1 (2.0) | 49 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.537 | 1.942–3.313 |
 Quota with scholarship | 46 (65.7) | 13 (18.6) | 6 (8.6) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (5.7) | 70 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 3.142 | 2.637–3.742 |
 Jichi | 89 (84.0) | 7 (6.6) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (2.8) | 3 (2.8) | 106 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 4.014 | 3.653–4.411 |
Total | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 All graduates | 8071 (20.0) | 8087 (20.1) | 7613 (18.9) | 8492 (21.1) | 8030 (19.9) | 40,293 (100.0) |  | 1.000 | NA–NA |
 Scholarship alone | 284 (47.7) | 169 (28.4) | 61 (10.3) | 45 (7.6) | 36 (6.1) | 595 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.383 | 2.186–2.598 |
 Quota alone | 172 (35.6) | 94 (19.5) | 101 (20.9) | 65 (13.5) | 51 (10.6) | 483 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 1.778 | 1.574–2.007 |
 Quota with scholarship | 427 (52.3) | 205 (25.1) | 87 (10.6) | 56 (6.9) | 42 (5.1) | 817 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 2.609 | 2.437–2.794 |
 Jichi | 368 (65.8) | 98 (17.5) | 47 (8.4) | 23 (4.1) | 23 (4.1) | 559 (100.0) |  < 0.001 | 3.287 | 3.086–3.500 |