Table 1 Characteristics of the Swedish and Norwegian study population, GPs in Sweden and Norway
All participating GPs | Registered GPs < 68 years old | GPs < 68 years old with sickness certification consultations at least a few times per year1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (% women) | N (% women) | % of the participants | N (% women) | % of registered GPs | ||
Sweden | 4394 (50) | 4047 (49.5) | 92.1 | 3949 (49.4) | 97.6 | |
Norway | 224 (31.4) | 222 (31.5) | 98.7 | 221 (31.4) | 99.5 | |
GP gender 2 | ||||||
Sweden | Women | 2196 | 2003 | 91.2 | 1952 | 97.5 |
Men | 2198 | 2044 | 92.9 | 1997 | 97.7 | |
Norway | Women | 70 | 70 | 100 | 69 | 98.5 |
Men | 153 | 152 | 99.3 | 152 | 100.0 | |
GP Age 3 | ||||||
Sweden | 25-52 | 2412 (58.0) | 2144 (57.0) | 88.9 | 2114 (56.8) | 98.6 |
53-67 | 1906 (41.1) | 1903 (41.0) | 99.8 | 1835 (40.9) | 96.4 | |
68+ | 74 (18.9) | - | - | - | - | |
Norway | 25-52 | 106 (41.5) | 103 (41.5) | 100.0 | 106 (41.5) | 100.0 |
53-67 | 116 (22.4) | 116 (22.5) | 100.0 | 115 (21.7) | 99.2 | |
68+ | 1 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | |