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Table 1 Structural characteristics of physicians and practices

From: Patient satisfaction and side effects in primary care: An observational study comparing homeopathy and conventional medicine

  

CP

HP

  

#

%

#

%

Physicians

N

71

41.8

99

58.2

Gender*

Male/female

62/9

87.3/12.7

68/31

68.7/31.3

Years since graduation

Mean

23.44

  

21.85

Language*

German

43

60.6

78

78.8

 

French

25

35.2

18

18.2

 

Italian

3

4.2

3

3.0

Urbanisation*

City

24

33.8

56

56.6

 

Suburb

35

49.3

33

33.3

 

Rural area

12

16.9

10

10.1

Practice type*

Single

51

71.8

51

51.5

 

Group

20

28.2

48

48.5

Practice equipment

Laboratory*

68

95.8

66

66.7

 

ECG*

69

97.2

66

66.7

 

X-ray*

57

80.3

19

19.2

 

Ultrasound

16

22.5

7

7.1

Professional activity*

fulltime

64

91.4

62

66.0

 

parttime

6

8.6

32

34.0

Consultation time (min.)*

mean

 

16.9

 

28.9

  1. *Significant differences between groups using analysis of variance or chi-square tests