TABLE 1.
Participating physician demographics and hospital factors
| Characteristics | Physicians (n=79), n (%) |
|---|---|
| Physicians | |
| Male physician | 69 (87.3) |
| Speciality | |
| Cardiology | 72 (91.1) |
| Internal medicine | 7 (8.9) |
| Years practicing | |
| <10 | 21 (26.6) |
| 10 to <20 | 31 (39.2) |
| 20 to <30 | 22 (27.8) |
| ≥30 | 5 (6.3) |
| Female patients seen in practice (n=76), % | |
| <35 | 10 (13.2) |
| 35 to <50 | 45 (59.2) |
| ≥50 | 21 (27.6) |
| Nonwhite patients seen in practice (n=72), % | |
| <10 | 14 (19.4) |
| 10 to <25 | 33 (45.8) |
| 25 to <40 | 16 (22.2) |
| ≥40 | 9 (12.5) |
| Risk score used (n=72) | |
| No | 37 (51.4) |
| Yes | 35 (48.6) |
| TIMI risk score | 26 (74.3) |
| Hospitals | |
| Presence of catheterization facilities | 49 (62.0) |
| Academic centre | 58 (73.4) |
| Region of Canada | |
| West | 18 (22.8) |
| Ontario or Quebec | 56 (70.9) |
| Atlantic | 5 (6.3) |
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