Table 1.
Characteristics of physicians who completed the survey by specialty (N = 51)
| Family physicians (N = 20) |
General internists (N = 17) |
Cardiologists (N = 8) |
Vascular surgeons (N = 6) |
All (N = 51) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response rate,% | 66.7 | 53.1 | 53.3 | 85.0 | 60.7 |
| Mean age, y, +/− SD | 43.2 +/− 5.2 | 39.7 +/− 7.2 | 38.8+/− 6.5 | 39.5+/–4.2 | 40.8+/−5.3 |
| Male gender,% | 55.0 | 64.7 | 100 | 100 | 70.6 |
| Board-certified,% | 60.0 | 58.8 | 87.5 | 50.0 | 66.7 |
| Years in Practice | |||||
| <5 years,% | 10.0 | 29.4 | 62.5 | 66.8 | 31.4 |
| 5–10 years,% | 25.0 | 29.4 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 23.5 |
| >10 years,% | 65.0 | 41.2 | 25.0 | 16.6 | 45.0 |