Table 3.

Appointment duration and number of patients per month, classified according to region

North		South		East		Sign. †
n	%	n	%	n	%	*
Duration of the first consultation
Less than 15 min	23	10.6	37	16.6	55	29.9
15 to 30 min	51	23.6	98	43.9	103	56.0
30 to 60 min	90	41.7	58	26.0	21	11.4
60 to 120 min	44	20.4	25	11.2	5	2.7
More than 120 min	8	3.7	5	2.2	0	0
No of patients per month	*
≤10	73	33.8	117	52.2	101	54.9
11–30	96	44.4	87	38.8	61	33.2
31–50	33	15.3	12	5.4	9	4.9
>50	14	6.5	8	3.6	13	7.1

*Different between all groups (α<0.05).

†Difference between north compared with south and east (α<0.05).

Sign, significant difference.