Understanding academic clinicians’ intent to treat pediatric obesity

Table 3 Demographic and practice characteristics of participants (n = 198)

Variable	n (%)
Sample Size	198 (100)
Gender
Male	73 (37)
Female	125 (63)
Age
26-35	38 (19)
36-55	127 (64)
≥ 56	33 (17)
Years of experience treating pediatric obesity
0-5	119 (60)
6-15	48 (24)
≥ 16	31 (16)
Birth country
Canada	131 (66)
Other country	67 (34)
First language
English	158 (80)
French	23 (12)
Other	17 (9)
Educational background
Allied health	11 (6)
Physician	149 (75)
Surgeon	38 (19)
Setting
Walk-in/individual practice/community hospital	14 (7)
Group practice	19 (10)
University teaching hospital	165 (83)
Professional experience
0-5 yr	43 (22)
6-15 yr	81 (41)
≥ 16 yr	74 (37)
Province
West	52 (26)
Ontario	98 (50)
Quebec	19 (10)
East	29 (15)