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. 2016 Mar 11;113(10):167–174. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0167

eTable 1. Baseline characteristics of participating physicians.

Physicians Intervention (n = 12) Control (n = 12) p*
Age, years, mean ± SD 52.1 ± 12.3 51.6 ± 6.7 0.903
Male, n (%) 8 (66.7) 9 (75.0) 1.000
Degree, n (%) [multiple responses]
Primary care physician (BC), n (%) 8 (66.7) 6 (50.0) 0.408
Internal medicine (BC), n (%) 3 (25.0) 4 (33.3) 1.000
Internal and general medicine (BC), n (%) 1 (8.3) 4 (33.3) 0.317
Self-employed, n (%) 11 (91.7) 12 (100.0) 1.000
Time since medical license, years, mean ± SD 24.6 ± 8.8 23.5 ± 7.9 0.770

Percentages are reported for valid cases.SD, standard deviation; BC, Board Certified\

*Data of the intervention and the control arm were compared using chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-tests in independent samples for continuous variables