Table 2 Sample characteristics
From: A cross-sectional study exploring general practitioners’ views on dietary supplements
Characteristics n = 162 | ||
|---|---|---|
n | \(\emptyset\)(SD) | |
Age (Mean) | 137 | 50.24 (11.13) |
NA | 25 | |
n | in % | |
Gender | 147 | |
female | 64 | 43.5 |
male | 81 | 55.1 |
various NA | 2 15 | 1.4 |
Specialist | 146 | |
yes | 124 | 84.9 |
no NA | 22 18 | 15.1 |
Medical specialist designation | 127 | |
General practitioner | 106 | 83.5 |
Medical Specialist for internal medicine GP and internal medicine | 17 3 | 13.4 2.4 |
Other specialist NA | 1 35 | 0.8 |
Additional title specialization in alternative medicine /naturopathic treatment | 162 | |
yes no NA | 25 137 0 | 15.4 84.6 |
Practical Experience (in years) | 140 | |
up to 10 | 31 | 22.1 |
11–20 | 31 | 22.1 |
21–30 | 41 | 29.3 |
31–40 | 32 | 22.9 |
above 40 NA | 5 22 | 3.6 |
Federal state Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria Bremen Lower Saxony NA | 146 38 104 1 3 16 | 26.0 71.2 0.7 2.1 |
Practice location (according to inhabitants) | 138 | |
Large city (> 100.000) | 21 | 15.2 |
Small town (> 20.000) | 34 | 24.6 |
Country (< 20.000) | 83 | 60.1 |
NA | 24 | |
Form of practice | 146 | |
Individual practice | 48 | 32.9 |
Joint practice | 76 | 52.1 |
Ambulatory health care center | 9 | 6.2 |
Hospital NA | 13 16 | 8.9 |
Self-reported use of dietary supplements | 151 | |
yes | 62 | 41.1 |
no NA | 89 11 | 58.9 |