Table 1.

Demographics of respondents (N = 4722)

Gender (%)a
Male	54
Female	43
Age (%)b
21–30 years	10
31–40 years	28
41–50 years	30
51–60 years	23
61–70 years	7
Over 70 years	1
Practice setting (%)c,d
Academic	22
Clinical	32
Tertiary/referral	13
Private setting	27
Hospital based	40

Notes:

^a3% of respondents to the survey did not provide this information;

^b1% of respondents to the survey did not provide this information;

^crespondents could select all that applied;

^d14% of respondents to the survey did not provide this information. Participating countries and number of respondents: Europe (Austria [105], Belgium [164], Denmark [115], France [344], Germany [354], Greece [284], Italy [194], The Netherlands [85], Russia [273], Spain [262], Switzerland [144], Turkey [337], United Kingdom [162]); New Europe (Hungary [339], Romania [111]); Baltics (Estonia [30], Latvia [94], Lithuania [141]); Middle East and West Africa (Algeria [400], Morocco [145], Egypt [140], Tunisia [109]), Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE [226]); Near East, West Asia, and African Territories (Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Sudan, Yemen [164]).