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Table. 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants

Characteristics N = 451
Age (yr)
20-29 3 (0.7)
30-39 154 (34.1)
40-49 166 (36.8)
50-59 99 (22.0)
≥ 60 29 (6.4)
Sex
Male 323 (71.6)
Female 128 (28.4)
Specialty
Gastroenterology 171 (37.9)
General medicine 137 (30.4)
Family medicine 118 (26.2)
Surgeon 14 (3.1)
Psychiatry 1 (0.2)
Othersa 10 (2.2)
Institution
Primary clinic 179 (39.7)
Secondary hospital 113 (25.1)
Tertiary hospital 159 (35.3)
Years of practice (yr)
1-5 61 (13.5)
6-9 90 (20.0)
10-19 160 (35.5)
≥ 20 140 (31.0)
Total patients/hour
1-5 95 (21.1)
6-10 192 (42.6)
11-15 111 (24.6)
≥ 16 53 (11.7)
Proportion of FGID patients
< 25% 199 (44.1)
25-49% 182 (40.4)
50-74% 59 (13.1)
≥ 75% 11 (2.4)
Existence of FGID-specific psychiatric clinic
Yes 22 (4.9)
No 429 (95.1)
Presence of a psychiatrist interested in the FGID
Yes 29 (6.4)
No 254 (56.3)
Unknown 168 (37.3)

aOthers: anesthesiology (n = 2), neurology (n = 3), and otolaryngology (n = 5).

FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorder.

Data are presented as n (%).

J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2024;30:480~490 https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm23161
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