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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participating pediatric rheumatologists in Canada and Germany/Austria

From: Treatment preferences in juvenile idiopathic arthritis – a comparative analysis in two health care systems

 

German/Austrian physicians (N=109)

Canadian physicians

P*

  

(N=38)

 

Gender (% female)

43.9%

67.0%

Ns

Level of training

   

Pediatr. Rheumatologist**

70.6%

85.7%

 

Pediatrician, board-cert.

24.8%

5.9%

0.002

Resident

4.6%

5.9%

 

Median age (range)

45 years (30 – 70)

43 years (28 – 74)

Ns

Years since graduation***

19.6 ± 9.5 years

19.3 ± 12.0 years

Ns

Type of practice

   

Academic hospital

39.1%

97.1%

 

Non-academic hospital

50.5%

2.9%

<0.001

Community-based

10.5%

0%

 

Country

Germany 91.4%

Canada 100%

 

Austria 8.6%

  
  1. *‘ns’ denotes P>0.05.
  2. ** board certification in paediatrics and subspecialisation in pediatric rheumatology.
  3. *** Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.