Table 1.
Characteristics of 1,059 Hospitalist and Non-hospitalist Respondents
| Characteristic | Hospitalists (N = 175) | Non-hospitalists (N = 884) | P-value: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of med school graduation | |||
| Before 1986—N (%) | 88 (50) | 504 (57) | 0.11 |
| 1986 or later—N (%) | 87 (50) | 380 (43) | |
| Practice site | |||
| Large city (pop. ≥25,000)—N (%) | 149 (85) | 711(80) | 0.16 |
| Small city/Rural (pop. <25,000)—N (%) | 26 (15) | 173 (22) | |
| Hospital size | |||
| >250 beds—N (%) | 103 (60) | 402 (49) | 0.02 |
| ≤250 beds—N (%) | 70 (40) | 412 (51) | |
| Hours/week in patient care—median (IQR) | 50 (36-60) | 50 (36-60) | 0.32 |
| Hours/week in hospital practice—median (IQR) | 40 (20-50) | 5 (1-10) | < 0.001a |
| Proportion patient care in hospital practice—median (IQR) | 0.8 (0.5-1) | 0.13 (0.02-0.2) | < 0.001a |
| Respondents who spend time exclusively in the: | |||
| Hospital setting—N (%) | 78 (44.6%) | 2 (0.2%) | < 0.001a |
| Non-hospital setting—N (%) | 0 (0%) | 199 (23.7%) | < 0.001a |
aP value remains statistically significant after Bonferroni correction