Baseline characteristics of the BJCA survey population
| Survey year | Total (n=1359) | ||||
| 2017 (n=361) | 2018 (n=386) | 2019 (n=360) | 2020 (n=252) | ||
| Demographic factors | |||||
| Age, mean±SD | 33.9±4.6 | 33.4±4.0 | 33.7±4.0 | 33.8±3.8 | 33.7±4.2 |
| Male, n (%) | 268 (74.2) | 288 (74.6) | 258 (71.7) | 174 (69.0) | 988 (72.7) |
| Undergraduate training location, n (%) | |||||
| UK | 275 (76.2) | 301 (78.0) | 271 (75.3) | 180 (71.4) | 1027 (75.6) |
| European Economic Area | 34 (9.4) | 35 (9.1) | 32 (8.9) | 19 (7.5) | 120 (8.8) |
| Other | 52 (14.4) | 50 (13.0) | 57 (15.8) | 53 (21.0) | 212 (15.6) |
| Training status, n (%) | |||||
| NTN holder | 334 (92.5) | 359 (93.0) | 347 (96.4) | 237 (94.0) | 1277 (94.0) |
| Work less than full time | 14 (3.9) | 16 (4.1) | 16 (4.4) | 9 (3.6) | 55 (4.0) |
| Training year, n (%) | |||||
| ST3 | 69 (19.1) | 75 (19.4) | 70 (19.4) | 39 (15.5) | 253 (18.6) |
| ST4 | 53 (14.7) | 71 (18.4) | 69 (19.2) | 54 (21.4) | 247 (18.2) |
| ST5 | 78 (21.6) | 89 (23.1) | 93 (25.8) | 53 (21.0) | 313 (23.0) |
| ST6 | 60 (16.6) | 60 (15.5) | 57 (15.8) | 46 (18.3) | 223 (16.4) |
| ST7 | 51 (14.1) | 50 (13.0) | 39 (10.8) | 30 (11.9) | 170 (12.5) |
| Other training grade | 19 (5.3) | 14 (3.6) | 16 (4.4) | 15 (6.0) | 64 (4.7) |
| Non-training grade | 31 (8.6) | 27 (7.0) | 16 (4.4) | 15 (6.0) | 89 (6.5) |
| Current training location, n (%) | |||||
| Tertiary centre | 214 (59.3) | 223 (57.8) | 204 (56.7) | 160 (63.5) | 801 (58.9) |
| District general hospital | 136 (37.7) | 144 (37.3) | 135 (37.5) | 84 (33.3) | 499 (36.7) |
| Out of programme | 11 (3.0) | 19 (4.9) | 21 (5.8) | 8 (3.2) | 59 (4.3) |
Individuals with missing baseline data or information on bullying were excluded. Continuous variables are displayed as mean±SD, binary variables are displayed as n (%).
BJCA, British Junior Cardiologists’ Association; NTN, national training number; ST3–ST7, ‘specialist trainees’ in years 1 (ST3) through 5 (ST7).