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. 2022 Jan 11;72(715):e99–e107. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2021.0193

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics

Physicians’ variables Female physicians (N= 26) Male physicians (N= 35) t-test
n Mean SD Min Max n Mean SD Min Max t
Age 25 50.5 9.1 33 70 33 51.6 8.1 39 65 0.99
Years since graduation, n 25 23.5 9.1 3 42 33 25.8 8.2 13 40 1.98d
Years since beginning medical practice, n 25 23.4 8.4 10 41 33 24.6 8.1 13 40 1.17
Years since beginning private practice, n 25 12.5 8.8 1 33 33 16.6 10.1 2 34 3.29e
Physician’s clinical experience (years) 25 27.5 8.4 14.8 46.5 33 29.7 8.4 17 44.5 1.98d
Working time (%) 25 72.8 17.8 48 100 33 95.2 10.2 60 100 12.11e
Patients’ satisfaction with consultationa 104 4.7 0.8 1 5 140 4.8 0.7 1 5 0.30
Patients’ evaluation of consultation qualityb 104 4.2 1.1 1 5 140 4.2 1.2 1 5 0.21
Patient’s trust in physicianc 104 4.6 0.5 3.25 5 140 4.6 0.6 2.5 5 0.78
Patients’ variables Female patients (N= 122) Male patients (N = 122) t-test
n Mean SD Min Max n Mean SD Min Max t
Age 122 57.3 18.5 18 97 122 57.7 17.5 19 91 0.18
Years since first consultation with this physician 122 9.4 9.3 0 43 121 9.3 9.7 0 44 0.07
Patients’ satisfaction with consultationa 122 4.8 0.6 2 5 122 4.7 0.9 1 5 1.56
Patients’ evaluation of consultation qualityb 122 4.3 1.2 1 5 122 4.1 1.1 1 5 1.09
Patient’s trust in physicianc 122 4.6 0.6 2.5 5 122 4.6 0.5 3.25 5 0.27
Education n % n % χ 2
  Compulsory secondary education 33 27.1 22 18.0 4.68
  Vocational training 51 41.8 58 47.5
  Tertiary education 23 18.9 23 18.9
  Advanced studies 14 11.5 15 12.3
  Bachelor’s degree 1 0.8 3 2.5
  Master’s degree — — 1 0.8
  Doctorate — — — —
Frequency of visits to this physician per yearf
  Less than once a year 19 15.7 18 14.8 1.37
  Once or twice a year 30 24.8 35 28.7
  3 or 4 times a year 28 23.1 28 23.0
  5 or 6 times a year 11 9.1 14 11.5
  >6 times a year 33 27.3 27 22.1
Severity of reason for consultation
  Not severe at all 59 48.4 48 39.3 9.83
  Moderately severe 43 35.3 50 41.0
  Severe 18 14.8 15 12.3
  Very severe 1 0.8 8 6.6
  Extremely severe 1 0.8 1 0.8
a

Scale: 1 = Very bad satisfaction, 2 = Bad satisfaction, 3 = OK satisfaction, 4 = Good satisfaction, 5 = Excellent satisfaction.

b

Scale: 1 = Very bad quality, 2 = Bad quality, 3 = OK quality, 4 = Good quality, 5 = Excellent quality.

c

Scale: 1 = Very bad trust, 2 = Bad trust, 3 = OK trust, 4 = Good trust, 5 = Excellent trust.

d

P<0 .05.

e

P<0 .001 .

f

Data missing, n = 1. SD = standard deviation.