Table 1 Basic characteristics of the 32 CM experts
From: SEED: the six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis scale
| Age, mean (SD), years | ||
| Average | 43 (SD = 7.0) | |
| Median | 42 | |
| Spectrum of practice, mean (SD), years | ||
| Average | 11.3 (SD = 3.7) | |
| Median | 10 | |
| Educational background, n (%) | ||
| Master degree | 21 (65.6 %) | |
| Doctorate degree | 11 (34.4 %) | |
| Geographic distribution, n (%) | ||
| Northern | 7 (21.9 %) | |
| Central | 11 (34.4 %) | |
| Southern | 6 (18.8 %) | |
| Other | 8 (25.0 %) | |
| Practice institution, n (%) | ||
| Medical centers | 20 (62.5 %) | |
| District teaching hospitals | 5 (15.6 %) | |
| Regional teaching hospitals | 1 (3.1 %) | |
| Private practices | 6 (18.8 %) | |
| Teaching in an academic institution, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 26 (81.3 %) | |
| No | 6 (18.8 %) | |