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Table 1 Characteristics of 436 general practitioners that responded to the questionnaire

From: Factors influencing general practitioners in the referral of elderly cancer patients

 

N

(%)

Gender

  

Male

321

(73.6)

Female

115

(26.4)

Age

  

<50 yrs

177

(40.6)

≥ 50 yrs

238

(54.6)

District

  

Dordogne

57

(13.1)

Gironde

172

(39.4)

Landes

60

(13.8)

Lot-et-Garonne

38

(8.7)

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

94

(21.6)

Unknown

15

(3.4)

Practice setting

  

Urban

321

(73.6)

Rural

115

(26.4)

Number of years of medical practice

  

<21 yrs

212

(48.6)

≥ 21 yrs

224

(51.4)

Working situation

  

Alone

188

(43.1)

Partnership

242

(55.5)

Weekly working time

  

<55 hours

205

(47.0)

≥ 55 hours

231

(53.0)

Training in oncology

  

Yes

64

(14.7)

No

355

(81.4)

Training in geriatrics

  

Yes

120

(27.5)

No

308

(70.6)

Percentage of patients over 70 yrs

  

<10%

36

(8.3)

10 to 15%

146

(33.5)

15 to 20%

115

(26.4)

20 to 30%

89

(20.4)

>30%

16

(3.7)

Chronological age at which considered as "elderly"

  

≥ 60 yrs

3

(0.7)

≥ 65 yrs

29

(6.6)

≥ 70 yrs

147

(33.7)

≥ 75 yrs

169

(38.8)

≥ 80 yrs

86

(19.7)