Table 1.

Characteristics of general practitioners (GPs) and rheumatologists (RHs)

	GPs n = 808	RHs n = 134	P value
Age, years	52.2 ± 6.8	52.7 ± 7.5	ns
Sex, % male	89.4	67.2	< 0.0001
Practice location: % metropolitan/rural	45.0/55.0	80.6/19.4	< 0.0001
Number of patients seen per week	141.1 ± 39.3	91.2 ± 30.0	< 0.0001
Number of patients with knee OA seen per week	11.1 ± 8.6	16.7 ± 8.5	< 0.0001

Values are mean ± SD or percentage. ns = not significant.