Characteristic | PCPs from SPAM (n = 200) | PCPs from Comparison Group (n = 200) | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
Female sex (%) | 46 (23) | 42 (21) | .629 |
Member of FMH (%) | 183 (92) | 186 (93) | .575 |
Mean year of diploma (SD) | 1983 (7.60) | 1984 (7.94) | .629 |
Mean age, years (SD)* | 53.8 (7.60) | 53.4 (7.94) | .629 |
Primary language (%) | .004 | ||
German | 123 (62) | 152 (76) | |
French | 69 (35) | 46 (23) | |
Italian | 8 (4) | 2 (1) | |
Practice Location Based on Federal Office of Statistics Categorization, n (%) | .177 | ||
Urban center | 65 (33) | 70 (35) | |
Suburbs | 78 (39) | 76 (38) | |
Rural | 57 (29) | 54 (27) |
↵* Age estimated by adding 25 years to the year when participants received their medical school diploma.
FMH, Swiss Medical Association; PCP, primary care physician; SD, standard deviation; SPAM, Swiss Primary Care Active Monitoring network.