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Table 1 Characteristics of physicians surveyed

From: Early childhood obesity: a survey of knowledge and practices of physicians from the Middle East and North Africa

Characteristics

Number (N)

Percentage (%)

Total

999

100

Age

  < 40 years

434

43.4

 40–50 years

293

29.3

 50–60 years

223

22.3

  > 60 years

27

2.7

 Not reported

22

2.2

Gender

 Male

533

53.3

 Female

452

45.2

 Not reported

14

1.4

Specialty

 General physicians

222

22.2

 Pediatrics

707

70.8

 Pediatric gastroenterologists

58

5.8

 Other (Neonatologists and NICU specialists)

12

1.2

Practice facility

 Government

786

78.7

 Private

204

20.4

 Other or not reported

9

0.9

Country of practice

 Algeria

84

8.4

 Egypt

84

8.4

 Iran

128

12.8

 Jordan

124

12.4

 KSA

111

11.1

 Kuwait

75

7.5

 Lebanon

81

8.1

 Morocco

212

21.2

 UAE

73

7.3

 Others (Canada, Iraq, Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunis, Yemen)

27

2.7