Table 1.

Characteristics of 131 PhysiciansIncluded in the Analyses

Characteristic
Age, median years (range)	44 (29–70)
Male, n(%)	86 (66)
Internal medicine, n(%)	83 (63)
Family practice, n(%)	48 (37)
Subspecialty training, n(%)	30 (23)
Years since completing training,median (range)	14 (1–42)
Hours per week caring for outpatients,median (range)	35 (6–60)
Currently performing flexiblesigmoidoscopy, n(%)	36 (27)
Trained but not currently performingflexible sigmoidoscopy, n(%)	32 (24)
Not trained and not interestedin training to perform flexiblesigmoidoscopy, n(%)	40 (31)
Interested in training to performflexible sigmoidoscopy, n(%)	23 (18)