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. 2017 Sep 29;12(9):e0185779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185779

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of respondents.

Total Sample (N = 410) Adult nephrologists (N = 151) Pediatric nephrologists (N = 216) Geneticists (N = 43)
Male 53.4% 65.6% 43.1% 62.8%
Mean age (SD) 48.3 (9.8) 46.9 (10.2) 48.3 (9.3) 52.8 (9.9)
Country
    1. Western Europe 55.4% 90.1% 34.7% 37.2%
        ○ Belgium 28.1% 60.9% 8.8% 9.3%
        ○ Germany 15.4% 23.2% 10.2% 14.0%
    2. Eastern Europe 6.6% 2.0% 8.3% 14.0%
    3. Northern Europe 12.4% 0.7% 17.6% 27.9%
    4. Southern Europe 16.3% 6.6% 22.2% 20.9%
    5. Others 9.3% 0.7% 17.1% 0.0%
Academic work setting 70.5% 42.4% 86.6% 88.4%
Involved in ADPKD research 32.9% 31.8% 33.8% 32.6%
Access to genetic testing for ADPKD 56.8% 49.7% 58.3% 74.4%
Access to genetic counseling for ADPKD patients 79.8% 70.2% 82.4% 100%