Table 1.
Characteristics of the survey respondents
| Questionnaire | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Clinic implements the National Health Screening Program | |
| Yes | 73 (51.8) |
| No | 68 (48.2) |
| Where are clinical chemistry tests performed? | |
| All clinical chemistry tests are performed in referral laboratories | 108 (76.6) |
| Only clinical chemistry tests using serum specimens are performed in referral laboratories | 33 (23.4) |
| Respondent’s specialty | |
| Family medicine | 76 (53.9) |
| Internal medicine | 65 (46.1) |
| Number of years since obtaining a medical license (yr) | |
| 5–10 | 27 (19.1) |
| 10–20 | 78 (55.3) |
| 20 | 36 (25.5) |
| Number of specimens sent to referral laboratories | |
| 51–100 patients/day | 3 (2.1) |
| 11–50 patients/day | 35 (24.8) |
| 6–10 patients/day | 42 (29.8) |
| ≤ 5 patients/day | 39 (27.7) |
| 3–4 patients/week | 17 (12.1) |
| ≤ 2 patients/week | 5 (3.5) |
| Location of referral laboratories | |
| Seoul | 68 (48.2) |
| Gyeonggi | 39 (27.7) |
| Other areas | 19 (13.5) |
| Do not know | 15 (10.6) |