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Table 1 Characteristics of male and female patients (N = 2599)

From: Physicians’ preventive practices: more frequently performed for male patients and by female physicians

  

Male patients

(N = 1259)

n (%)

Female patients

(N = 1340)

n (%)

P

GP gender

Male

782 (62.1)

844 (63.0)

0.65

Female

477 (37.9)

496 (37.0)

Age (years)

[40–50[

453 (36.0)

499 (37.2)

0.28

[50–60[

390 (31.0)

425 (31.7)

[60–75[

416 (33.0)

416 (31.0)

Duration of GP-patient relationship (years)

[0–1]

91 (7.3)

77 (5.81)

0.007

]1–3]

439 (35.2)

407 (30.7)

> 3

717 (57.5)

841 (63.5)

Number of consultations annually

0

186 (14.8)

169 (12.7)

0.09

1

170 (13.5)

177 (13.3)

2

209 (16.6)

193 (14.5)

> 2

691 (55.0)

794 (59. 6)

BMIa (kg/m2)

≤ 25

571 (46.6)

846 (64.9)

<  0.001

]25–30]

502 (41.0)

288 (22.1)

>  30

153 (12.5)

170 (13.0)

Educational level

University year 1–2

164 (13.3)

190 (14.5)

0.46

Passed ‘bac’b

384 (31.1)

424 (37.3)

University year 3–4

687 (55.6)

700 (53.3)

  1. a Body mass index
  2. b ‘bac’ is the baccalaureate examination for leaving secondary school