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Table 1 Sociodemographic and job-related factors - total sample compared to all German GPs in %

From: Osteopathy in Germany: attitudes, beliefs and handling among general practitioners – results of a nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Variable

All participating GPs in % (n/nvalid)

All German GPs in %

Female

46.5 (160/344)

45.9

Age in years (mean ± SD)

54.8 ± 9.5, Median: 56.0

55.5

 ≤ 39 years old

6.8 (23/340)

6.3

 40-49y

20.6 (70/340)

20.4

 50-59y

39.7 (135/340)

37.2

 60-65y

19.4 (66/340)

20.1

  > 65y

13.5 (46/340)

15.9

Has a doctor’s degree or habilitation

64.3 (205/319)

 

Training in Osteopathy

1.2 (4/344)

 

Completed at least one additional qualification

64.5 (222/344)

a

 Manual medicine/Chiropractic/Physical medicine

19.5 (67/344)

8.4

 Emergency medicine

13.7 (47/344)

8.1

 Acupuncture

12.8 (44/344)

7.3

 Psychotherapy/Psychosomatics

9.0 (31/344)

7.4

 Homeopathy

8.7 (30/344)

3.0

 Sports medicine

8,4 (29/344)

6.1

Working in own practice (versus employed)

85.7 (288/336)

79.7

Years having own practice (mean ± SD, nvalid = 286)

20 ± 10.6

 

Legal structure of the practice

 Single practice

58.5 (158/270)

55.7

 Joint practice

37.8 (102/270)

39.0

 Medical care center (“MVZ”)

3.7 (10/270)

5.3

Practice environment (self-assessment)

 Big city

22.1 (73/330)

 

 Small city

37.6 (124/330)

 

 Countryside

40.3 (133/330)

 

State where doctor is working

 States of former East Germany + Berlin

24.5 (68 + 16/343)

20.8

 States of former West Germany

75.5 (259/343)

79.2

  1. aPercentage refers to all physicians in outpatient settings, not only GPs (data not separately available)