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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating family physicians by intervention and control group

From: How to improve drug dosing for patients with renal impairment in primary care - a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Variable

Intervention group

Control group

Total N

21

23

Age [years], mean (SD)

47.8 (7.5)

50.2 (8.1)

Male [N] (%)

11 (52.4)

16 (69.9)

Geographical location urban [N] (%)

5 (23.8)

11 (47.8)

Single-handed practice [N] (%)

12 (57.1)

14 (60.9)

Practice size (patients per quarter) mean (SD)

1238 (718)

1487 (771)

<500 patients/quarter [N] (%)

2 (9.5)

0 (0)

500–1000 patients/quarter [N] (%)

5 (23.8)

7 (30.4)

1000–1500 patients/quarter [N] (%)

8 (38.1)

5 (21.7)

>1500 patients/quarter [N] (%)

6 (28.6)

11 (47.8)

  1. SD = standard deviation.