Table 1 Description of study participants
From: Assessing health-related quality of life in urology – a survey of 4500 German urologists
Female n = 239 | Male n = 1318 | Total n = 1557 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Agea | |||
Mean age in years (SD) Range | 43.8 (8.1) 31–72 | 50.4 (9.8) 27–90 | 49.4 (9.8) 27–90 |
Consultant | |||
Consultants (%) | 88.3 | 95.8 | 94.6 |
Number of years as Consultant (mean (SD))b | 11 (8.2) | 17 (10.0) | 16.2 (10.0) |
Working Environmentc | |||
Private Practice (%) [eigene Niederlassung]d | 19.8 | 32.0 | 30.1 |
Group (private) Practice (%)[Gemeinschaftspraxis]d | 20.3 | 26.1 | 25.2 |
Certified Prostate Centers (%)[zertifiziertes Prostatazentrum]d | 6.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
District hospital (%) [Maximalversorger]5 | 34.9 | 20.0 | 22.3 |
Community hospital (%) [Schwerpunktversorger]d | 15.1 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
General hospital (%) [Regelversorger]d | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.5 |