Table 1.

Profile of general practitioners and their practices

Characteristics of respondents	N (%) /mean/median (n=196)
Gender
Male	128 (65.3%)
Age
Mean age±SD (years) (range)	48.3±11.4 (26–83)
Length of practice
Mean age±SD (years) (range)	15.8±10.7 (0.5–53)
Median (years)	15
GPs with postgraduate qualifications	53 (27.0%)
Number of GPs in practice
Mean±SD (range)	3.0±2.8 (1–16)
Median	2
Number of patients in a day
Mean±SD (range)	36.01±18.2 (4–90)
Median	30

GPs, general practitioners.