Table 1.
Characteristics of male and female patients (N = 2599)
| Male patients (N = 1259) n (%) |
Female patients (N = 1340) n (%) |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP gender | Male | 782 (62.1) | 844 (63.0) | 0.65 |
| Female | 477 (37.9) | 496 (37.0) | ||
| Age (years) | [40–50[ | 453 (36.0) | 499 (37.2) | 0.28 |
| [50–60[ | 390 (31.0) | 425 (31.7) | ||
| [60–75[ | 416 (33.0) | 416 (31.0) | ||
| Duration of GP-patient relationship (years) | [0–1] | 91 (7.3) | 77 (5.81) | 0.007 |
| ]1–3] | 439 (35.2) | 407 (30.7) | ||
| > 3 | 717 (57.5) | 841 (63.5) | ||
| Number of consultations annually | 0 | 186 (14.8) | 169 (12.7) | 0.09 |
| 1 | 170 (13.5) | 177 (13.3) | ||
| 2 | 209 (16.6) | 193 (14.5) | ||
| > 2 | 691 (55.0) | 794 (59. 6) | ||
| BMIa (kg/m2) | ≤ 25 | 571 (46.6) | 846 (64.9) | < 0.001 |
| ]25–30] | 502 (41.0) | 288 (22.1) | ||
| > 30 | 153 (12.5) | 170 (13.0) | ||
| Educational level | University year 1–2 | 164 (13.3) | 190 (14.5) | 0.46 |
| Passed ‘bac’b | 384 (31.1) | 424 (37.3) | ||
| University year 3–4 | 687 (55.6) | 700 (53.3) |
a Body mass index
b ‘bac’ is the baccalaureate examination for leaving secondary school