Table 1.

Characteristics of 134 Adult Medicine Outpatients by Study Group

Characteristic	Attending Physician Only (N = 66)	Attending Physician + Medical Student (N = 68)	P Value
Mean age, y	60.4	57.5	.26
Female, %	48.8	51.2	.89
White, %	47.0	48.5	.86
Education, %
Less than high school	53.0	42.7	.37
High school graduate	19.7	19.1
College graduate or greater	27.3	38.2
Health insurance, %
Medicaid or self-pay	16.7	5.9	.08
Medicare only	19.7	14.7
Private	63.6	79.4
Median household income, $	33,764	31,156	.26
Self-reported health rating	2.8	3.0	.45

This table displays the baseline characteristics of the “attending physician only” group and the “attending physician plus medical student” group. Categorical comparisons were made using χ² (or Fisher's exact), and continuous comparisons were made using Student's t test.