Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample from the national panel of GPs, France, May to September 2016
| Numbera (n = 1183) | Frequency,a % | |
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| Stratification variables | ||
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| Age at inclusion, years (tertiles) | ||
| <50 | 362 | 30.6 |
| 50–58 | 386 | 32.6 |
| >58 | 435 | 36.8 |
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| Sex | ||
| Female | 363 | 30.7 |
| Male | 820 | 69.3 |
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| Workload (number of consultations/visits from December 2011 to November 2012) | ||
| <3067 | 294 | 24.8 |
| 3067–6028 | 592 | 50.1 |
| >6028 | 297 | 25.1 |
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| GP density of the municipality of practice | ||
| < −19.3% of the national average | 296 | 25.0 |
| −19.3% to +17.7% of the national average | 591 | 50.0 |
| > +17.7% of the national average | 296 | 25.0 |
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| Professional characteristics | ||
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| Proportion of patients with ALDb (distribution of GPs in quartiles) | ||
| 1st quartile (low proportion of ALD patients) | 240 | 22.7 |
| 2nd quartile | 266 | 25.1 |
| 3rd quartile | 274 | 25.9 |
| 4th quartile (high proportion of ALD patients) | 279 | 26.3 |
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| Proportion of patients aged ≥70 years (distribution of GP in quartiles)c | ||
| 1st quartile (low proportion of patients ≥70 years) | 233 | 22.0 |
| 2nd quartile | 258 | 24.4 |
| 3rd quartile | 276 | 26.1 |
| 4th quartile (high proportion of patients ≥70 years) | 292 | 27.6 |
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| Proportion of patients with low income (distribution of GP in quartiles)d | ||
| 1st quartile (low proportion of patients with low income) | 262 | 24.7 |
| 2nd quartile | 262 | 24.7 |
| 3rd quartile | 271 | 25.6 |
| 4th quartile (high proportion of patients with low income) | 265 | 25.0 |
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| Practice of complementary medicine (for example, acupuncture, homeopathy) | ||
| No | 1030 | 87.0 |
| Yes | 153 | 13.0 |
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| Participated in a continuing medical education course in 2012 | ||
| No | 133 | 11.2 |
| Yes | 996 | 84.2 |
| Missing data | 54 | 4.6 |
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| Reported proportion of patients with multimorbidity on GP’s list (n = 1168) e | ||
| <25% | 501 | 42.9 |
| 25–50% | 497 | 42.5 |
| >50% | 170 | 14.6 |
a
Descriptive analyses (weighted data).
b
ALD — chronic disease, according to national health insurance. Proportion of patients with ALD = 124 missing data.
c
Proportion of patients aged ≥70 = 124 missing data.
d
Proportion of patients with low incomes = 123 missing data.
e
Reported proportion of patients with multimorbidity on GP’s list (n = 1168) : means 15 ‘don’t know’ answers. ALD = affection de longue durée (long-term/major illness).