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Table 2 Characteristics of study sample

From: Doctors’ preferences in de-escalating DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis: a discrete choice experiment

 

Rheumatologists (n = 117)a

Trainee (n = 28)

Age (years), median (IQR)

47 (40–57)

34 (31–36)

Female, n (%)

60 (51%)

20 (71%)

Work experience (years), median (IQR)

10 (5–23)

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Self-reported number of RA patients in practice, median (IQR)

350 (200–1000)

70 (25–100)

Self-reported prevalence of biological treatment among RA patients in practice, median (IQR)

25 (20–30)

30 (20–35)

Working in academic hospital, n (%)

19 (16%)

10 (36%)

  1. aEleven out of 128 rheumatologists did not provide information due to technical problems or by their own wish