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Table 1 Characteristics of General Practitioners

From: Home blood-pressure measurement for the diagnosis and monitoring of arterial hypertension by French general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey in the Auvergne region

Variables

Sample

n = 561

Overall 2016a

n = 1263

p-value

Women, n(%)

241 (43.0)

508 (40.2)

0.27

Age, mean (sd)

50.3 ± 11.5

52.7 ± 11.2

< 0.001

Department

 Allier, n(%)

141 (25.1)

312 (24.7)

0.83

 Cantal, n(%)

65 (11.6)

140 (11.1)

 Haute-Loire, n(%)

79 (14.1)

199 (15.8)

 Puy-de-Dôme, n(%)

276 (49.2)

612 (48.5)

Location

 Rural, n(%)

209 (37.3)

385 (30.5)

0.004

 Urban, n(%)

352 (62.7)

878 (69.5)

Type of practice

 Individual practice, n(%)

210 (37.4)

582 (46.1)

< 0.001

 Group Practice, n(%)

296 (52.8)

681 (53.9)

 MHC, n(%)

55 (9.8)

NC

 Clinical Tutor, n(%)

153 (27.3)

199 (15.8)

< 0.001

Type of BP

 Manual BP monitor

357 (63.6)

NA

 

 Automated BP monitor

33 (5.9)

NA

 

 Both

171 (30.5)

NA

 
  1. aGeneral practitioners located in the Auvergne region in 2016 (data from French National Medical Council)
  2. b MHC Multidisciplinary Health Centre