Table 1.
Physician demographic characteristics (N=348)
| Characteristic | Statistics |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD)a | 48 (9.61) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 220 (63) |
| Female | 61 (18) |
| Unreported | 67 (19) |
| Country, n (%) | |
| United States | 102 (29) |
| United Kingdom | 99 (28) |
| Germany | 97 (28) |
| Switzerland | 50 (14) |
| Specialty, n (%) | |
| United States | |
| General/family practice | 26 (26) |
| Internal medicine | 26 (26) |
| Rheumatology | 25 (24) |
| Allergy and immunology | 25 (24) |
| United Kingdom | |
| General/family practice | 32 (32) |
| Internal medicine | 32 (32) |
| Rheumatology | 25 (25) |
| Allergy and immunology | 10 (10) |
| Germany | |
| General/family practice | 27 (28) |
| Internal medicine | 25 (26) |
| Allergy and immunology | 25 (26) |
| Rheumatology | 20 (20) |
| Switzerland | |
| General/family practice | 33 (66) |
| Internal medicine | 15 (30) |
| Allergy and immunology | 1 (2) |
| Rheumatology | 1 (2) |
Note:
a
N=216 for this characteristic due to nonresponses on the optional survey item.