Table 1.
Characteristics of physicians and their practice (Based in Zurynski et al.2017)
| Variable | Hospital | Primary care | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 37) | (n = 132) | ||
| Age (Mean, SD) | 46.1 (8.5) | 52.0 (8,8) | 0.001 |
| Years of practice (Mean, SD) | 19.9 (7.9) | 25.6 (9.0) | 0.001 |
| Rare diseases included in medical degree (N, %) | 10 (27.0) | 35 (26.5) | 0.832 |
| Rare diseases included in post-graduate medical education (N, %) | 19 (51.4) | 25 (18.9) | 0.001 |
| Continuing Medical Education in the last 5 years about rare diseases (N, %) | 17 (45.9) | 54 (40.9) | 0.765 |
| Number of rare disease patients seen during clinical career (N, %): | |||
| 0 | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.3) | 0.002 |
| 1--4 | 6 (16.2) | 59 (44.7) | |
| 5--10 | 8 (21.6) | 26 (19.7) | |
| 11--15 | 5 (13.5) | 8 (6.0) | |
| 16--20 | 2 (5.4) | 6 (4.5) | |
| > 20 | 10 (27.0) | 20 (15.2) | |
| > 100 | 6 (16.2) | 5 (3.8) | |
*Significant difference p < 0.05