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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of physicians

From: Are rare diseases overlooked by medical education? Awareness of rare diseases among physicians in Poland: an explanatory study

Characteristics

N (%)

Sex

 Female

107 (68.8)

 Male

58 (31.2)

Age

 Less than 30

47 (28.5)

 30–39

94 (57)

 40–49

15 (9.1)

 50–59

8 (4.8)

 60–69

1 (0.6)

Years of professional experience

 Less than 1

6 (3.6)

 1–5

91 (55.2)

 6–10

38 (23)

 11–15

12 (7.3)

 16–20

5 (3)

 More than 20

13 (7.9)

Have you ever met a person suffering from an RD

 Yes

124 (75.2)

 No

37 (22.4)

 I do not know

4 (2.4)

Is anyone in your family suffering from an RD?

 Yes

19 (11.5)

 No

142 (86.1)

 I do not know

4 (2.4)