Table 1

Baseline characteristics of general practitioners

Study GPs

All eligible GPs

n = 53

n = 345

Age – median [IQR]

51 [42 – 55]

53 [47 – 58]

Female physicians – n (%)

9 (17)

64 (19)

Specialisation

General medicine – n (%)

25 (47)

188 (54)

Internal medicine – n (%)

26 (49)

148 (43)

Other – n (%)

2 (3.8)

9 (2.6)

Years in private practice – median [IQR]

15 [6.2 – 20]

16 [9.0 – 23]

Years of postgraduate training – median [IQR]

8.8 [7.7 – 9.7]

8.9 [7.6 – 11]

Years since diploma – median [IQR]

25 [15 – 29]

26 [14 – 31]

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