Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

Age, mean (SD)

32.9 (4.7)

32.3 (4.7)

34.3 (4.5)

0.003

Language, no. (% per column)

0.52

 German

242 (91)

171 (92)

68 (89)

 French

23 (9)

15 (8)

8 (11)

Relationship status, no. (% per column)^a

0.30

 Single

49 (19)

37 (20)

12 (16)

 With partner

101 (39)

66 (36)

35 (46)

 Married

110 (42)

81 (44)

29 (38)

Children, no. (% per column)

0.39

 Yes

93 (36)

63 (34)

30 (39)

 No

169 (65)

123 (66)

46 (61)

Number of children, no. (% per column)

0.15

 1

33 (35)

25 (40)

8 (27)

 2

42 (45)

28 (44)

14 (47)

 3

16 (17)

10 (16)

6 (20)

  > 3

2 (2)

0 (0)

2 (7)

Children in daycare, no. (% per column)^b

0.09

 No

16 (17)

7 (11)

9 (30)

 1 day per week

14 (15)

8 (13)

6 (20)

 2 days per week

35 (38)

27 (43)

8 (27)

 3 days per week

20 (22)

14 (22)

6 (20)

 4 days per week

6 (6)

6 (10)

0 (0)

 5 days per week

2 (2)

1 (2)

1 (3)

Educational level, no. (% per column)

0.25

 Medical student

22 (8)

19 (10)

3 (4)

 Resident

135 (52)

94 (51)

41 (54)

 General practitioner

105 (40)

73 (39)

32 (42)

Workplace, no. (% per column)^c

0.18

 Medical school

21 (9)

18 (11)

3 (4)

 Hospital

115 (48)

75 (46)

40 (53)

 GP office

104 (43)

71 (43)

33 (43)

Workload in %, median (IQR)^d

100 (60–100)

80 (50–100)

100 (95–100)

<0.001