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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents by sub-specialty

From: Whether to report diabetes as the underlying cause-of-death? a survey of internists of different sub-specialties

 

Endocrinologists

Cardiologists

Nephrologists

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

116

100.0

190

100.0

243

100.0

Age (years)

      

   ≤ 39

31

26.7

43

22.6

64

26.3

   40-49

55

47.4

69

36.3

124

51.0

   50-59

25

21.6

51

26.9

49

20.2

   ≥ 60

5

4.3

27

14.2

6

2.5

Practice type

      

   Medical center

43

37.1

73

38.4

46

19.1

   Regional hospital

45

38.8

62

32.6

48

19.9

   Area hospital

16

13.8

22

11.6

60

24.9

   Clinic

12

10.3

33

17.4

87

36.1