Table 1

Description of panel participants by country.


England
France
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
p-value*


Number of participants
50
46
50
47
39

Age, mean (std)
41.6 (10.6)
44.9 (24.9)
40.0 (11.1)
32.8 (7.3)
43.3 (13.5)
0.002
Sex, % females
54
57
60
68
59
0.69
Healthcare professionals, %
58
48
44
51
41
0.52

* Difference in quantitative and binary variables were tested by ANOVA and Chi-square tests, respectively.

Schwarzinger et al. Population Health Metrics 2003 1:9   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-1-9