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Table 1 Characteristics of the studied population 2010–2015

From: National report on aggressions to physicians in Spain 2010–2015: violence in the workplace—ecological study

Characteristics

Distribution

Gender (n = 2401), %

 Men

1219 (50.8)

 Women

1182 (49.2)

Type of practice (n = 2342), %

 Public

2078 (88.7)

 Private

264 (11.3)

Age groups (n = 1809), years (%)

  ≤ 35

254 (14.0)

 36–45

494 (27.3)

 46–55

675 (37.3)

 56–65

353 (19.5)

  ≥ 66

33 (1.8)

Area (n = 1523), %

 Primary care

1267 (53.9)

 Hospital

341 (14.5)

 Out-of-hospital emergency rooms

225 (9.6)

 Hospital emergency room

215 (9.1)

Other areas

303 (12.9)

Aggressor background (n = 1385), %

 Toxicomany

108 (7.8)

 Psychiatric

184 (13.3)

 Organic disease

169 (12.2)

 Unknown

924 (66.7)

Aggressor profile (n = 1859), %

 Scheduled patient

604 (32.5)

 Non scheduled patient

451 (24.3)

 Center user

274 (14.7)

 Relative or companion

530 (28.5)

Personal injuries (n = 2346), %

 Yes

465 (19.8)

 No

1881 (80.2)

Sick leave (n = 2154), %

 Yes

263 (12.2)

 No

1891 (87.8)

Company support (n = 1697), %

 Yes

544 (32.1)

 No

1153 (67.9)

Formal complaint (n = 2283), %

 Yes

1655 (72.5)

 No

628 (27.5)

Previous aggressions (n = 2179), %

 Yes

168 (7.7)

 No

2011 (92.3)

Material damage (n = 2043), %

 Yes

213 (10.4)

 No

1830 (89.6)

  1. Values are expressed as absolute numbers and weighted percentages for categorical variables