Table 1.
Structural characteristics of physicians, practices and duration of visit (physician rated)
| CON | AM | P-values | ||||||
| # | % | CIc | # | % | CIc | |||
| Physicians | Number | 71 | 32 | |||||
| Female physicians* | Proportion | 9 | 12.7 | 10 | 31.3 | p = 0.025 | ||
| Age | Mean (Standard Deviation) | 52.3 (6.86) | 51.4 (8.84) | P = 0.628 | ||||
| Years since graduation | Mean (Standard Deviation) | 23.4 (7.40) | 21.5 (9.19) | P = 0.301 | ||||
| Language | German | 43 | 60.6 | 29 | 90.6 | p = 0.008 | ||
| French | 25 | 35.2 | 3 | 9.4 | ||||
| Italian | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Urbanisation* | Inner city | 24 | 33.8 | 22 | 68.8 | p = 0.004 | ||
| Agglomeration | 35 | 49.3 | 7 | 21.9 | ||||
| Rural area | 12 | 16.9 | 3 | 31.1 | ||||
| Practice type | Single practice | 51 | 71.8 | 17 | 53.1 | P = 0.064 | ||
| Group practice | 20 | 28.2 | 15 | 46.9 | ||||
| Level of activity | Full time | 64 | 91.4 | 24 | 77.4 | p = 0.053 | ||
| Part time | 6 | 8.6 | 7 | 22.6 | ||||
| Practice equipment (*)b | Laboratory * | 68 | 95.8 | 26 | 81.3 | (p = 0.024)b | ||
| ECG * | 69 | 97.2 | 26 | 81.3 | (p = 0.011)b | |||
| X-ray * | 57 | 80.3 | 9 | 28.1 | (p < 0.001)b | |||
| Ultrasound | 16 | 22.5 | 7 | 21.9 | (p = 1.000)b | |||
| Duration of Visita,* | Mean (min) | 16.8 | 15.7–18.0 | 23.3 | 21.1–25.9 | p < 0.001 | ||
* = significant difference (p < 0.05) to COM-group in a multivariate logistic model,
a = data from PEK II and (...)b = Fisher's Exact Text
c = 95% Confidence Interval