Table 5.

Ratings differences regarding physician and patient characteristics.

Characteristics		N	> Median	≤Median	Percentage below median (%)	P valuea
Gender—Physician						<.001
	Female	18,284	7168	11,116	61
	Male	35,301	14,583	20,718	59
Medical specialty—Physician						<.001
	Laboratory specialist	13	2	11	85
	Anesthetist	298	72	226	76
	Medical practitioner without specialization	1697	433	1264	74
	Family physician/General practitioner	13,466	4081	9385	70
	Oral maxillo-facial surgeon	634	197	437	69
	Internist	8709	2889	5820	67
	Nuclear medicine	136	47	89	65
	Urologist	1545	562	983	64
	Neurosurgeon	337	124	213	63
	Pediatrician	2957	1180	1777	60
	Radiologist (incl radiotherapist)	421	174	247	59
	Gynecologist	6410	2662	3748	58
	Others	3432	1504	1928	56
	Child and youth psychotherapist	166	78	88	53
	ENT specialist, otorhinolaryngologist	2304	1108	1196	52
	Neurologist/Psychiatrist	2685	1424	1261	47
	Ophthalmologist	2253	1241	1012	45
	Orthopedist	3677	2380	1297	35
	Dermatologist (incl venereologist)	2445	1593	852	35
Gender—Patient						.505
	Female	48,171	19,989	28,182	59
	Male	31,809	13,124	18,685	59
Age—Patient						<.001
	<30	13,639	6697	6942	51
	30-50	38,608	16,064	22,544	58
	50+	23,676	8542	15,134	64
Health Insurance—Patient						<.001
	Statutory Health Insurance	64,986	28,309	36,677	56
	Private Health Insurance	13,402	4523	8879	66

^aMedian test.