Importance of physicians’ attire: factors influencing the impression it makes on patients, a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 491)

	No. participants	% men	Mean (±SD) age (years)	No. participants in different age groups
				20–34 years	35–49 years	50–64 years	65+ years
Region 1	192	43.2	51.7 ± 15.9	35	49	63	45
Region 2	189	40.7	56.6 ± 14.4	16	32	86	55
Region 3	110	34.5	44.3 ± 13.3	31	41	31	7
Total	491	40.3	51.9 ± 15.6	82	122	180	107

The survey was conducted at five pharmacies in three regions in Japan, namely Ibaraki Prefecture (Region 1; two pharmacies), Niigata Prefecture (Region 2; two pharmacies) and Tokyo (Region 3; one pharmacy).

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