Table 3 Characteristics of study participants
From: Obesity management and continuing medical education in primary care: results of a Swiss survey
| Â | General practitioners (N = 187) | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | Mean (standard deviation) |
Sex | Â | Â |
   Male | 144 (78.3) |  |
   Female | 40 (21.7) |  |
Age (in groups) | Â | Â |
   < 35 years | 1 (0.5) |  |
   35-44 years | 28 (15.1) |  |
   45-54 years | 69 (37.3) |  |
   ≥ 55 years | 87 (47.0) |  |
Professional experience (in years) | Â | 17.0 (7.9) |
Work load | Â | Â |
   Full-time | 119 (64.3) |  |
   Part-time 50-90% | 56 (30.3) |  |
   Part-time 10-50% | 10 (5.4) |  |
Work setting | Â | Â |
   Working alone | 49 (35.8) |  |
   Working in group | 81 (59.1) |  |
   HMO | 4 (2.9) |  |
   Other | 3 (2.2) |  |
No. of patients (a week) | Â | Â |
   < 100 | 101 (54.9) |  |
   100-150 | 73 (39.7) |  |
   > 150 | 10 (5.4) |  |
Percentage of obese patients (BMI > 30 kg/m2) | Â | 16.2 (10.5) |
Percentage of obese patients getting a specific treatment | Â | 29.7 (26.5) |
Feel more confident in handling cardiovascular risk factors/obesity due to the membership in networks | Â | Â |
   Yes | 19 (10.4) |  |
   Yes, a little | 78 (42.6) |  |
   No | 86 (47.0) |  |
Nr. days attending obesity related CME (past 5 years) | Â | Â |
   < 1 day | 42 (22.7) |  |
   1-3 days | 94 (50.8) |  |
   4-10 days | 37 (20.0) |  |
   > 10 days | 12 (6.5) |  |