Table 1 Physician demographics

From: Physician and patient perspectives on hypertension management and factors associated with lifestyle modifications in Japan: results from an online survey

Characteristics

Demographics (n = 541)

Age, years

51.5 ± 9.6

Male, n (%)

500 (92.4)

Type of institution, n (%)

  General hospital

309 (57.1)

  Clinic (no beds available)

175 (32.3)

  University hospital

40 (7.4)

  Clinic (≤19 beds)

17 (3.1)

Specialty, n (%)

  Internal medicine

265 (49.0)

  Cardiology

110 (20.3)

  Neurology

37 (6.8)

  Nephrology

33 (6.1)

  Diabetes

30 (5.5)

  Other

24 (4.4)

  Surgery

13 (2.4)

  Gastroenterology

13 (2.4)

  Respiratory medicine

10 (1.8)

  Gerontology

3 (0.6)

  Pediatrics

2 (0.4)

  Plastic surgery

1 (0.2)

JSH-certified physician, n (%)

59 (10.9)

Average length of assessment at:

  Initial diagnosis, minutes

15.6 ± 6.5

  Follow-up, minutes

6.6 ± 3.4

Number of patients treated in the last month, median (min, max)

120 (30, 995)

  <75 years of age, median (min, max)

60 (0, 660)

  ≥75 years of age, median (min, max)

60 (0, 540)

Number of patients with comorbidity, median (min, max)

80 (0, 735)

  Diabetes, median (min, max)

30 (0, 730)

  Kidney disease e.g., CKD, median (min, max)

20 (0, 400)

  Heart disease e.g., CAD, median (min, max)

20 (0, 300)

  Neurological disorder e.g., CVD, median (min, max)

16 (0, 250)

  Other, median (min, max)

0 (0, 500)

Number of patients without comorbidities, median (min, max)

35 (0, 500)

  1. Data shown as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated
  2. CAD coronary artery disease, CKD chronic kidney disease, CVD cerebral vascular disease, max maximum, min minimum, JSH Japanese Society of Hypertension