Table 1.
Overall (N=500) | Physician Age | ||
---|---|---|---|
Younger (<50y)(N=283) | Older (50+ y) (N=217) | ||
Age, mean±SD | 48 (±8) | 43 (±5) | 55 (±5) |
Years practicing, mean±SD | 17 (±7) | 12 (±5) | 23 (±4)* |
Gender (%) | |||
Male | 85 | 78 | 95* |
Specialty (%) | |||
PCP | 60 | 65 | 54† |
CARD | 20 | 17 | 24 |
OBGyn | 20 | 18 | 23 |
Practice region (%) | |||
East | 30 | 32 | 28 |
West | 16 | 16 | 16 |
South | 32 | 31 | 35 |
Central | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Solo practice type (%) | 28 | 20 | 38* |
% Patients ≥65 y, mean (SD) | 33 (±16) | 32 (±15) | 35 (±17) |
% Caucasian patients, mean (SD) | 70 (±22) | 69 (±22) | 71 (±22) |
% Female patients, mean (SD) | 64 (±19) | 64 (±18) | 65 (±20) |
Significant difference between older (50+ years) and younger (<50 years) physicians at P<.01, using a z-statistic of proportions.
Significant difference between older (50+ years) and younger (<50 years) physicians at P<.05, using a z-statistic of proportions.
SD, standard deviation; PCP, Primary care; CARD, cardiology; OBGyn, obstetrics/gynecology. Rounding error may result in sums<or>than 100.