Table 2.
Median (IQR) amount of gifts to KOL and non-KOL physicians in euros (€)
| Gift category | Physician category | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Accommodation | All physicians | 210 (165–314) | 215 (165–341) | 215 (170–314) | 215 (164–323) | 221 (170–349) | 218 (173–328) |
| KOL | 218 (172–305) | 220 (170–330) | 218 (179–296) | 226 (176–313) | 221 (175–323) | 229 (180–344) | |
| Hospitality | All physicians | 50 (27–118) | 45 (25–60) | 46 (24–60) | 55 (30–60) | 53 (28–60) | 52 (28–60) |
| KOL | 70 (30–448) | 58 (28.2–258) | 60 (30–258) | 80.5 (40–362) | 60 (29–319) | 60 (30–329) | |
| Catering | All physicians | 40 (24–55) | 40 (24–56) | 38 (23–55) | 38 (23–56) | 38 (23–56) | 38 (24–57) |
| KOL | 40 (23–59) | 40 (23–59) | 40 (23–58) | 40 (23–58) | 40 (24–59) | 40 (24–59) | |
| Transport | All physicians | 208 (91–420) | 200 (88–398) | 191 (85–380) | 189 (79–357) | 182 (81–344) | 177 (77–332) |
| KOL | 202 (70–471) | 206 (74.2–461) | 244 (96–477) | 207 (77–445) | 198 (79.8–414) | 187 (71–395) | |
| Contributions to the cost of promotional events | All physicians | 60 (50–400) | 60 (50–404) | 60 (44–400) | 200 (55–455) | 400 (250–590) | 440 (260–650) |
| KOL | 320 (60–591) | 350 (60–600) | 390 (87–650) | 450 (186–729) | 470 (290–740) | 538 (290–796) | |
| Donations-Grants-Training | All physicians | 21 (17–30) | 23 (17–50) | 36 (23–94) | 62 (30–171) | 55 (29–171) | 55 (25–144) |
| KOL | 83 (60–275) | 68 (27.5–1578) | 96 (63.5–138) | 76 (45–192) | 155 (42–225) | 80 (42–180) | |
| Service and consulting | All physicians | 26 (22–30) | 30 (22–45) | 30 (24–50) | 30 (25–40) | 50 (25–80) | 116 (40–362) |
| KOL | 30 (24–120) | 47 (29–325) | 65 (30–600) | 32 (25–83) | 130 (74–309) | 158 (69–506) | |
| Other | All physicians | 100 (30–350) | 140 (30–496) | 100 (19–375) | 22 (16–84) | 25 (16–104) | 49 (16–220) |
| KOL | 337 (34.8–1000) | 800 (195–1188) | 700 (100–1000) | 310 (23–915) | 40 (12–153) | 79.5 (12–500) | |
| Total | All physicians | 45 (25–60) | 45 (25–60) | 45 (25–60) | 46 (25–60) | 48 (25–60) | 49 (26–60) |
| KOL | 59 (29–198) | 60 (30–224) | 60 (30–217) | 60 (30–213) | 60 (31–214) | 60 (31–210) |
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