Table 2.

Sample Characteristics: Visits (N = 330)^*

	Number	Percentage/SD (Range)
Department
General internal medicine	175	53%
Rheumatology	53	16%
Gastroenterology	102	41%
Acquaintance: no of prior visits (with this physician):
None	46	14%
1 to 2 visits	131	40%
3 to 15 visits	93	28%
>15 visits	42	13%
Don't know/unknown	18	5%
Reason for visit†
Follow-up/routine visit	191	58%
Results of examination	168	51%
Evaluation of treatment	84	25%
Increase of disease symptoms	46	14%
Other	11	4%
Average waiting time, min	10	SD 16 (–50 to 115)
Average duration of visit, min	13	SD 5 (2 to 38)

^*Not all figures add up to 100%, due to missing data.

^†Patients could indicate more than one reason for the visit.

SD, standard deviation.