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Table 1 Demographic and professional background of 135 participant physicians

From: Dealing with ambiguity: Israeli physician’s attitudes and practices regarding pre-exercise certificates: a questionnaire study

 

Number of Respondents

 

Gender

130

56.9 % Female

Age

115

Range30-69

Average 45.4 (SD = 8.8)

Birthplace

127

53.5 % Israel

Year of MD graduation

126

1989.9 (SD = 8.9)

Country of MD training

129

62.8 % Israel

17.8 % former USSR

11.6 % Europe/America

Specialization

125

66.4 % Family Medicine (83)

16 % Residents (20)

17.6 % Other specialization or non-specialists (22)

Form of employment

125

80 % Employed (100)

20 % Self Employed (25)

Sports Medicine Specialization

128

4.7 % (6)

Weekly Hours of Exercise

132

Range 0–10

Average 2.8 (SD = 2.5)