Table 1.

Sample characteristics

	Emilia Romagna	Lombardy	Total
Number of respondents (%)	85 (39%)	134 (61%)	219
Gender
Female (%)	17 (21.5%)	32 (25%)	49 (23.7%)
Male (%)	62 (78.5%)	96 (75%)	158 (76.3%)
Age (SD)	49 (8.9)	51 (8.2)	50.2 (8.6)
Medical Specialty
Cardiology	49 (42.3%)	57 (42.5%)	126 (42.5%)
Orthopedics	36 (57.7%)	77 (57.5%)	93 (57.5%)
With managerial responsibilities
Yes	23 (28%)	39 (31%)	62 (29.8%)
No	59 (72%)	87 (69%)	146 (70.2%)
Publishing Research
Yes	48 (58.5%)	88 (68.8%)	136 (64.8%)
No	34 (41.5%)	40 (31.2%)	74 (35.2%)