Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Physicians' Responses to CHD Population Prevalence Assessments and Diagnostic Certainty for the Individual Patient

Physicians' assessments of prevalence of CHD in U.S. adult population (%)
Higher in men	48.1
Higher in women	7.0
Similar for men and women	44.9
Certainty of CHD for the observed patient (mean, on a scale of 0–100)
Female patient	53.0
Male patient	61.7
Physicians' change in certainty of CHD for the observed patient, with patient gender substitution (%)
Higher in a male patient	32.4
Higher in a female patient	16.0
Similar for a male or female patient	51.6
Consistency between physician estimate of prevalence and CHD certainty for the individual patient regarding gender effects (%)
Physicians who were consistent	51.6
Physicians who were inconsistent	48.4

CHD, coronary heart disease.