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Table 3 Characteristics of study participants n = 104

From: Limiting treatment and shortening of life: data from a cross-sectional survey in Germany on frequencies, determinants and patients’ involvement

 

N = 95

Percent

Medical specialty

 Internal medicine

25

26.3

 General medicine

20

21.1

 Anaesthesia

19

20.0

 Surgery

17

17.9

 Neurology/Psychiatry

7

7.4

 Emergency medicine

2

2.1

 Gynaecology

2

2.1

 Otolaryngology

2

2.1

 Urology

1

1.1

 Missing data

9

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Age

  < 36 years

29

27.9

 36–45 years

29

27.9

 46–55 years

24

23.1

 56–65 years

17

16.3

  > 65 years

5

4.8

Gender

 Male

64

61.5

 Female

40

38.5

Religion

 Protestant

40

38.5

 Catholic

39

37.5

 No religion

19

18.3

 Islamic

2

1.9

 Other

4

3.8