Baseline characteristics
| Study group (grading system)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEBM (n=54) | GRADE (n=54) | NICE (n=55) | SIGN (n=53) | |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 38 (28–49) | 30 (28–47) | 31 (28–40) | 34 (28–47) |
| Female | 25 (46.3) | 25 (46.3) | 25 (45.5) | 27 (50.9) |
| Position | ||||
| Resident | 21 (38.9) | 28 (51.9) | 26 (47.3) | 21 (39.6) |
| Paediatrician | 12 (22.2) | 16 (29.6) | 13 (23.6) | 20 (37.7) |
| Subspecialist | 21 (38.9) | 10 (18.5) | 16 (29.1) | 12 (22.6) |
| Years of clinical practice, median (IQR) | 9 (2–20) | 4 (2–19) | 4 (2–12) | 5 (2–18) |
| Private practice*, mean (±SD) | 56 (39) | 46 (42) | 44 (39) | 54 (40) |
Values are number (%) unless otherwise specified.
↵* Percentage of time that the participant was considered to be practicing in for profit hospitals or ambulatory clinics.
CEBM, Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Oxford; GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation; NICE, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; SIGN, Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network.