Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of subjects

Characteristic	Value
Subject	158
Sex, male/female	78/80 (49.4/50.6)
Age, yr	28.2 ± 3.1
Primary specialty
Internal medicine	151 (95.6)
Othersa	7 (4.4)
Duration of medical practice, yr
< 5	155 (98.1)
5–10	3 (1.9)
Experience of asthma patient care
Yes	129 (82.7)b
No	27 (17.3)b
Missing responses	2
Familiarity with asthma guidelines
Yes	97 (64.2)b
No	54 (35.8)b
Missing responses	7

Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± SD.

^aOthers: internship, family medicine.

^bValid percent.