Table 1.
Demographic data comparing Sana-doctors, Norwegian doctors 1993 and Norwegian doctors 2004/2005.
| Sana-doctors Mean (95%CI) Percentage (95% CI) n = 226 | Norwegian doctors 1993 Mean (95%CI) Percentage (95% CI) n = 6602 | Sign. | Norwegian doctors 2004/2005 * Mean Percentage n = 17500 | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| The whole population | 46.9 (31.9–67.2) | 42.5 (23.9– 60.7) | p < 0.001 | 45 |
| Men | 49.7 (32.0–67.3) | 44.0 (25.4–62.6) | p < 0.001 | |
| Women | 44.3 (28.2– 60.4) | 38.9 (21.5–56.3) | p < 0.001 | |
| Gender (%) | ||||
| Men/Women | 48 (42–55)/52 (45–58) | 71 (70–72)/29 (28–30) | p < 0.001 | 64/36 |
| Specialities (%) | ||||
| Non-specialist | 30 (24–36) | 42 (40–43) | p = 0.001 | 45 |
| General practice | 22 (17–28) | 14 (13–15) | p = 0.001 | 13 |
| Internal medical specialities | 16 (11–21) | 15 (14–16) | ns | 15 |
| Surgical specialities | 15 (10–19) | 14 (13–15) | ns | 14 |
| Psychiatric specialities | 8 (5–12) | 6 (5–7) | ns | 6 |
| Others (including social medicine and laboratory specialities) | 8 (5–12) | 9 (8–10) | ns | 8 |
*Data from the Norwegian Medical Association. Doctors < 70 years.