Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

Number (% of total)

175

(24)

142

(22)

184

(25)

153

(24)

316

(43)

245

(38)

54

(7)

104

(16)

729

(100)

644

(100)

Response rate, %

58

47

61

47

63

49

51

66

62

51

Female, n (%)

33

(19)

47

(33)

60

(33)

81

(53)

170

(55)

173

(71)

30

(56)

85

(82)

293

(41)

386

(60)

Mean age (range)

48

(33–66)

51

(33–64)

48

(32–70)

52

(33–65)

42

(25–63)

47

(25–65)

46

(35–61)

48

(32–67)

45

(25–70)

50

(25–67)

Work place^a

Outpatient unit

1

(1)

2

(1)

15

(9)

15

(10)

242

(78)

208

(86)

2

(4)

4

(4)

260

(37)

229

(36)

Hospital

146

(85)

124

(88)

123

(71)

122

(82)

33

(11)

24

(10)

44

(83)

91

(88)

346

(49)

361

(57)

Other

24

(14)

15

(11)

35

(20)

12

(8)

35

(11)

10

(4)

7

(13)

8

(8)

101

(14)

45

(7)

Years from graduation, median (range)^b

22

(2–42)

26

(7–42)

21

(7–41)

26

(8–42)

16

(1–35)

21

(0–40)

18

(9–34)

22

(7–40)

19

(1–42)

23

(0–42)

Married, n (%)

140

(81)

119

(84)

142

(79)

124

(81)

228

(73)

198

(81)

45

(83)

71

(71)

555

(77)

512

(80)