Table 1 Characteristics of 50 general practitioners from 48 practices; values represent number (percentages) of practices unless stated otherwise.
Practice factors | (n = 48) |
|---|---|
   Location |  |
rural | 25 (52.1) |
suburban | 10 (20.8) |
urban | 13 (27.1) |
   No. of GPs per practice |  |
One GP | 24 (50) |
Two GPs | 18 (37.5) |
> 2 GPs | 6 (12.5) |
   List size (patients per quarter) |  |
0-999 | 11 (22.9) |
1000-1499 | 18 (37.5) |
≥1500 | 19 (39.6) |
GPs' characteristics | (n = 50) |
   Mean age of in years (SD) [range] | 49.1 (9.0) [33-63] |
   Female | 11 (22) |
   Practicing as GP since mean years (SD) [range] | 15.0 (8.3) [0-33] |
   Participation in trials (TTT only vs. HICMan only vs. TTT and HICMan) | 20/13/17 (40/26/34) |
Mean (SD; range) number of patients per GP | 6.4 (4.8; 1-18) |