Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample ( n  = 816)

Gender

Female

116

28.4

[24.2–33.1]

118

28.9

[24.6–33.6]

Male

292

71.6

[66.9–75.8]

290

71.1

[66.4–75.4]

Practice location

Rural

110

27.0

[22.8–31.6]

80

19.6

[15.9–23.9]

Urban

298

73.0

[68.4–77.2]

328

80.4

[76.1–84.0]

GP partially particular mode of practice

Yes

40

9.8

[7.2–13.2]

13

3.2

[1.8–5.5]

No

368

90.2

[86.9–92.9]

395

96.8

[94.5–98.2]

Cessation of activity during the year 2010

Yes

7

1.7

[0.8–3.7]

7

1.7

[0.8–3.7]

No

401

98.3

[96.3–99.2]

401

98.3

[96.3–99.2]

Mean

[Standard deviation]

Mean

[Standard deviation]

Age of GPs

52.6

[9.39]

52.8

[8.10]

Cumulative years of medical practice

19.83

[10.71]

20.5

[9.7146]

Number of consultations and home visits

3,982

[1,994]

3,863

[1,758]

Number of different patients per year

1,106

[538]

1,012

[396]

Number of registered patients

701

[406]

732

[346]

Mean age of patients

46.3

[6.02]

45

[6.1]

Number of patients with low income

60

[79]

45

[48]

Number of patients with chronic disease

145

[91]

144

[80]

Number of days of Sickness certificates prescribed

3,608

[2,537]

3,571

[2,225]

Number of patients prescribed a sickness certificate

100 [64]

94

[50]

Total volume of reimbursement (number of units)

28,247

[17,316]

26,565

[14,477]

Number of prescriptions orders

3,847 [2,122]

3,808

[1,859]

% ≥ 70 new AD

0.86

[0.34]

0.95

[0.20]

Number of DDD

9,163

[6298]

14,848

[8,200]

AD prescription ratio

0.30

[0.09]

0.60

[0.27]