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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2007 Dec 23;46(3):252–259. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.11.020

Table 2.

Physician practice variables in analysis samplea

Variables N Percent
Physician specialty 3557
    Internal medicine 43.2
    Family practice 32.6
    Ob/Gyn 24.2
Number of visits in past 12 months to anyone in medical office 3557
    1–2 28.5
    3–4 27.6
    5–6 15.2
    7+ 28.7
Physician treatment group assignment 3557
    Office intervention 47.5
    Control 52.5
Reported ever receiving doctor adviceb
    Give up smoking 668 92.1
    Reduce amount of fat in your diet 2450 53.5
    Increase amount of fiber in your diet 2450 40.5
    Avoid harmful effects of sun 2535 49.2
    Have a mammography screening exam 748 74.1
a

Patients who reported one or more medical visits in past 12 months at 24-month Follow-up.

b

Among patients at risk for target behavior at baseline