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Table 2 Characteristics of the DUQUE study sample

From: The involvement of medical doctors in hospital governance and implications for quality management: a quick scan in 19 and an in depth study in 7 OECD countries

Characteristics of the hospitals

N

%

 All Hospitals

188

(100)

 Teaching Hospitals

81

(43.0)

 Public Hospitals

156

(82.9)

Approximate number of beds in hospital

N

%

 <200

18

(9.5)

 200–500

79

(42.0)

 501–1000

62

(32.9)

 >1000

29

(15.4)

Characteristics of the leading doctorsa

  

Gender

N

%

 Male

1151

(68.9)

 Female

510

(30.5)

 Gender missing

9

(0.5)

Age (years), Mean (SD)

49.3

(8.3)

Number of years since completion of professional training, Mean (SD)

21.6

(9.9)

 0–5 years, N (%)

106

(6.3)

 6–10 years, N (%)

139

(8.3)

 11–20 years, N (%)

483

(28.9)

 21+ years, N (%)

914

(54.7)

 Missing, N (%)

28

(1.6)

Member of professional society, N (%)

1464

(87.6)

  1. aIncludes attending physicians and residents-in-training