Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 218 (40.2%) |
| Female | 318 (58.7%) |
| NR | 6 (1.1%) |
| Age (years) | |
| <30 | 115 (21.5%) |
| 30-40 | 97 (18.2%) |
| 41-50 | 135 (25.3%) |
| 51-60 | 125 (23.4%) |
| 61-70 | 18 (3.4%) |
| >70 | 37 (6.9%) |
| NR | 7 (1.3%) |
| Years of practice | |
| <5 | 65 (12.2%) |
| 5-10 | 72 (13.5%) |
| 11-20 | 121 (22.7%) |
| 21-30 | 110 (20.6%) |
| 31-40 | 111 (20.8%) |
| >40 | 35 (6.6%) |
| NR | 20 (3.7%) |
| Main areas of practice* | |
| Thyroid | 349 (65.4%) |
| General endocrinology | 284 (53.2%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 253 (47.4%) |
| Nutrition/obesity | 157 (29.4%) |
| Osteoporosis | 90 (16.9%) |
| Pituitary gland | 51 (9.6%) |
| Oncological endocrinology | 42 (7.9%) |
| Adrenal gland | 39 (7.3%) |
| Mineral metabolism | 29 (5.4%) |
| Andrology | 24 (4.5%) |
| Pediatric endocrinology | 16 (3.0%) |
| Reproduction | 12 (2.2%) |
| Endocrinological surgery | 4 (0.7%) |
| Kind of practice | |
| Private practice | 164 (30.7%) |
| Hospital | 206 (38.6%) |
| Outpatient clinic | 79 (14.8%) |
| Resident doctor | 30 (5.6%) |
| University | 16 (3.0%) |
| Other/NR | 39 (7.3%) |
| Setting of practice | |
| Non-University hospital | 188 (35.2%) |
| University hospital | 96 (18.0%) |
| Public outpatient clinic | 89 (16.7%) |
| Private outpatient clinic | 129 (24.2%) |
| Other/NR | 32 (6.0%) |
| Availability in the structure of a specialist or unit dedicated to obesity | |
| Yes | 278 (52.1%) |
| No | 210 (39.3%) |
| Don’t know | 13 (2.4%) |
| NR | 33 (6.2%) |
NR, not reported.
* more than one answer was allowed.