Characteristics that influenced the narrative style chosen by pulmonologists
| “Core” parallel charts | “Contingent” parallel charts | “Moral” parallel charts | |
| Charts | 150 | 153 | 59 |
| Region of origin | |||
| Northern Italy | 39 (64) | 49 (80) | 12 (20) |
| Central Italy | 46 (45) | 32 (32) | 22 (22) |
| Southern Italy | 41 (41) | 41 (41) | 17 (17) |
| Work setting | |||
| Working in a hospital | 38 (66) | 48 (84) | 14 (26) |
| Working in local public healthcare facilities | 43 (62) | 37 (54) | 20 (29) |
| Working in a private clinic | 57 (17) | 30 (9) | 13 (4) |
| Working as a private practitioner | 45 (5) | 55 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Age years | |||
| 30–39 | 47 (21) | 44 (20) | 9 (4) |
| 40–49 | 44 (46) | 46 (48) | 10 (10) |
| 50–59 | 39 (43) | 45 (50) | 15 (17) |
| 60–69 | 39 (40) | 34 (35) | 27 (28) |
Data are presented as n or % (n).