Table 1 Physicians’ demographics and characteristics
From: The international survey on the management of allergic rhinitis by physicians and patients (ISMAR)
Physicians (234) | |
|---|---|
Age, median (range) | 49 (28–69) |
Gender, male n (%) | 180 (76.9) |
Years in practice, median (range) | 20 (1–41) |
Place of residence, n (%) | |
Urban | 230 (98.7) |
Suburban | 0 (0) |
Rural | 3 (1.3) |
Specialty, n (%) | |
GP/internist | 52 (22.2) |
Allergist/pneumologist | 84 (35.9) |
Pediatrician | 26 (11.1) |
ENT | 71 (30.3) |
Other | 1 (0.4) |
Activity setting, n (%) | |
Public | 39 (16.7) |
Private | 98 (41.9) |
Mixed | 97 (41.5) |
Working regimen, Median (range) | |
No. of patients with rhinitis/week | 20 (1–180) |
No. of patients with asthma among patients with rhinitis | 7 (0–90) |