Physicians’ Perceptions and Adherence to Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension: A National, Multicentre, Prospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the physicians.

	Total; 𝑁=68	Cardiologists; 𝑁=36	Internists; 𝑁=13	GPs; 𝑁=19	𝑃 value*
Age (years)^†	46.5 (8.3)	46.8 (7.5)	42.9 (6.5)	46.5 (10.2)	0.393
Gender^§
Male	45 (66.2%)	28 (77.8%)	9 (69.2%)	8 (42.1%)	0.032
Hospital type^§
Public sector	33 (50%)	15 (41.7%)	7 (53.8%)	11 (64.7%)	0.281
Position of physician^§
Specialists	60 (93.8%)	34 (97.1%)	12 (92.3%)	14 (87.5%)	0.410
Years of experience among specialists^§
More than 10 years	31 (49.2%)	17 (51.5%)	4 (33.3%)	10 (55.6%)	0.465
Further education^§
MSc or PhD	16 (23.5%)	11 (31.4%)	3 (23.1%)	2 (10.5%)	0.235
Annual attendance of
National medical congresses/courses^‡	8 (3–11)	8 (3–15)	8 (6–13)	10 (3–10)	0.944
International medical congresses/courses^‡	3 (2–6)	4 (2–9)	4 (3–9)	1 (0–4)	0.004

†Data are presented as mean (SD).
^‡Data are presented as median, (Interquartile range).
^§Data are presented as absolute and relative frequencies.