TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics of paediatricians and family physicians

Characteristic	Paediatricians (n=237)	Family physicians (n=300)	P
Years in practice
Mean (SD)	16.8 (10.8)	13.2 (8.8)	<0.001*
Median (interquartile range)	15.0 (8–25)	12.0 (5–20)
Hours of patient care per week
Mean (SD)	44.5 (16.3)	40.5 (14.7)	0.004*
Median (interquartile range)	40.0 (35–50)	40.0 (30–50)
Office location (%)
Urban	74.9	51.5
Suburban	19.4	19.3	<0.001†
Rural	5.7	29.2
Type of practice (%)
Solo	30.4	20.9	<0.001†
Group	51.3	72.3
Hospital-based	17.4	3.0
Community-based	0.9	3.7

^*Student’s t test;

^†χ² test