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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 1301)

From: Awareness of physicians and dentists in Serbia about the association between periodontitis and systemic diseases: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Physicians

(n (%))

Dentists

(n (%))

Total

(n (%))

Total

739 (56.8)

562 (43.2)

1301 (100)

Gender

Male

Female

 

184 (24.8)

109 (19.4)

293 (22.6)

555 (75.2)

453 (80.6)

1008 (77.4)

Years of work experience

< 5 years

5–10 years

10–20 years

> 20 years

 

288 (39.3)

192 (34.2)

480 (36.9)

158 (21.5)

153 (26.9)

311 (23.9)

157 (21.2)

149 (26.5)

306 (23.5)

136 (18.2)

68 (12.1)

204 (15.7)

Working sector

Public

Private

Both

 

566 (76.6)

104 (18.5)

670 (51.6)

103 (13.9)

411 (73.3)

514 (39.5)

70 (9.5)

47 (8.2)

117 (8.9)

The source of information

University course

Professional training

Scientific journals

Internet

Other

I have no knowledge

 

232 (31.4)

392 (69.8)

624 (47.9)

71 (9.8)

105 (18.6)

176 (13.6)

51 (7.1)

36 (6.5)

87 (6.6)

143 (19.3)

9 (1.6)

152 (11.7)

149 (20.1)

16 (2.8)

165 (12.7)

93 (12.3)

4 (0.7)

97 (7.5)