Table 2 Characteristics of responders by medical specialty
Allergy and clinical immunology | Dermatology | ENT | Pediatrics | Respiratory | General medicine* | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 209 | n = 4 | n = 6 | n = 26 | n = 23 | n = 12 | n = 280 | |
Your clinic setting is mainly | |||||||
Outpatient | 95 (45.5) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (16.7) | 12 (46.2) | 4 (17.4) | 8 (66.7) | 121 (43.2) |
University | 80 (38.3) | 1 (25.0) | 4 (66.7) | 9 (34.6) | 13 (56.5) | 3 (25.0) | 110 (39.3) |
Private | 34 (16.3) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (19.2) | 6 (26.1) | 1 (8.3) | 49 (17.5) |
For how many years have you been an allergist? | 15 ± 7 | 21 ± 0 | 16 ± 9 | 14 ± 8 | 18 ± 12 | 9 ± 6 | 15 ± 7 |
Does your practice mainly see** | |||||||
Children | 33 (15.9) | 0 | 0 | 23 (88.5) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (8.3) | 59 (21.3) |
Adults | 37 (17.8) | 0 | 2 (33.3) | 0 | 14 (63.6) | 3 (25.0) | 56 (20.2) |
Both | 138 (66.3) | 3 (100) | 4 (66.7) | 3 (11.5) | 6 (27.3) | 8 (66.7) | 162 (58.5) |
How many have asthma? mean ± sd | 30 ± 9 | 25 ± 0 | 25 ± 0 | 29 ± 9 | 33 ± 12 | 28 ± 7 | 30 ± 9 |