Artificial intelligence awareness and perceptions among pediatric orthopedic surgeons: A cross-sectional observational study

Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics, n (%)

Variables	Subcategory	Frequency (n = 71)
Age in years	< 40	33 (46.5)
	40-60	32 (45.1)
	> 60	6 (8.5)
Experience as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon in years	< 10	41 (57.8)
	11-20	21 (29.6)
	> 20	9 (12.7)
Main hospital affiliation	University	15 (21.1)
	1Military	14 (19.7)
	Ministry of health	26 (36.6)
	Specialist or medical city	11 (15.5)
	Private	5 (7.0)
Region of practice	Central	29 (40.9)
	Northern	2 (2.8)
	Southern	9 (12.7)
	Eastern	13 (18.3)
	Western	13 (18.3)
	2Outside Saudi Arabia	5 (7.0)
Place of fellowship	Saudi Arabia	31 (43.7)
	Northern America (Canada and United States)	23 (32.4)
	Europe	11 (15.5)
	3Others	6 (8.5)

¹Military, Security forces, National guard.

²Bahrain, Kuwait (1), Oman (3), Qatar (1), Egypt (1).

³Other places of fellowship include Eastern Asia (2), while others were not specified.