Table 1.

Primary care physician characteristics glycaemic control treatment goals for different age groups

Physician characteristics	Total (n = 505)
Mean age, years (SD)	45.6 (8.7)
Male gender, n (%)	407 (81)
Years in practice, n (%)
3–5 years	55 (11)
6–10 years	139 (27)
11–15 years	84 (17)
16–30 years	215 (43)
More than 30 years	12 (2)
Primary care board certification, n (%)
Internal medicine	262 (48)
Family practice	231 (50)
General practice	12 (2)
Number of patients with type 2 diabetes seen in an average week, n (%)
10–25	172 (34)
26–59	221 (44)
60–99	60 (12)
100+	52 (10)
Treatment goal (HbA1c ≤ 7%), n (%)
Younger than 50 years of age	498 (99)
51–69 years of age	474 (94)
More than 70 years of age	407 (81)