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Table 1 Demographic information on doctors and patient

From: Detection and management of depression in adult primary care patients in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional survey conducted by a primary care practice-based research network

Doctors and clinic: (N = 59)

Patient demographic: (N = 10.179)

Gender

Gender

 Male 42 (712%)

 Male 40.7%

 Female 17 (28.8%)

 Female 56.6%

Age

Age

 Mean age 44.9 years (range 30–75 years)

Mean age 49.0 years (range 18–103 years)

 

 18-24 years 6.8%

Place of graduation

 25-24 years 18.4%

 Hong Kong 46 (78.0%)

 35-44 years 16.9%

 Overseas 13 (22.0%)

 45-54 years 17.5%

     (China 2; UK 3; Australia/NZ 7; other 1)

 55-64 years15.7%

 

 65+ years 20.3%

 

Ethnicity

Post-graduate qualifications

 Chinese 95.7%

 Fellowship in family medicine (or equivalent) 44 (74.6%)

 Non-Chinese 3.9%

 

Household monthly income (HKD)

 Diploma in psychological medicine 14 (23.7%)

 ≤$5000 12.2%

Location of clinic*

 $5,001-$10,000 7.5%

 Hong Kong Island 26 (44.1%)

 $10,001-$20,000 17.8%

 Kowloon 18 (30.5%)

 $20,001-$30,000 15.1%

 New Territories 15 (25.4%)

 $30,001-$40,000 10.5%

 

 >$40,000 21.2%

 

Marital status

 

 Single 26.6%

Type of practice

 Married59.8%

 Private solo 21 (35.6%)

 Widowed 7.6%

 Private group 12 (20.3%)

 Separated/divorced 3.2%

 Private hospital 11 (18.6%)

Education level

 Government clinic 11 (18.6%)

 No formal schooling 7.7%

 NGO 3 (5.1%)

 Primary 16.0%

 University 1† (1.7%)

 Secondary 40.5%

 

 Tertiary 32.7%

 

District of Residence*

 

 Hong Kong Island 40.1%

 

 Kowloon 22.0%

 

 New Territories 34.1%

 

 Mainland China 0.3%

  1. *Hong Kong is divided into three major geographical regions: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.
  2. †One study doctor changed practice type from private solo to university health services during the study period.