Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

age

58 (50–64)^c , n = 6

40 (31–54), n = 11

48 (29–60), n = 10

50 (34–58), n = 3

35 (21–52), n = 6

45 (21–64), n = 36

male gender

2 (33)^d, n = 6

0 (0%), n = 11

5 (50%), n = 10

3 (100%), n = 3

1 (17%), n = 6

11 (31%), n = 36

urban area

3 (50%), n = 6

6 (60%), n = 10

9 (90%), n = 10

2 (66%), n = 3

6 (100%), n = 6

26 (74%), n = 35

years of experience^e

16.5 (2–25), n = 6

17.5 (2–38), n = 10

10 (2–18), n = 10

23 (7–32), n = 3

12 (2–28), n = 6

15 (2–38), n = 35

single practice

4 (66%), n = 6

5 (50%), n = 10

9 (56%), n = 16

practice size (patients per quarter year)

1467 (850–2400), n = 6

1775 (999–3000), n = 8

1643 (850–3000), n = 14

hospital size: basic and regular care

3 (33%), n = 10

1 (33%), n = 3

2 (33%), n = 6

6 (32%), n = 19