Table 1.
Demographic and Baseline Characteristics of the 41 Physicians who had Patients in the Study by Physician Intervention Status
| Characteristic | Intervention Group | P Value a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive (n = 22) | Minimal (n = 19) | ||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 41.8 (6.7) | 44.3 (10.3) | 0.36 |
| Women, No. (%) | 11 (50) | 11 (58) | 0.76 |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | |||
| African American | 5 (23) | 7 (37) | 0.75 |
| Asian | 6 (27) | 4 (21) | |
| White | 10 (45) | 8 (42) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | |
| Practice experience, mean (SD), y | 10.0 (6.2) | 12.6 (8.9) | 0.27 |
| Internal medicine, No. (%) | 17 (77) | 16 (84) | 0.70 |
| U.S. medical graduate, No. (%) | 16 (73) | 15 (79) | 0.73 |
| Board certified, No. (%) | 22 (100) | 16 (84) | 0.09 |
| CME in communication skillsb, No. (%) | 11 (50) | 8 (42) | 0.76 |
| CME in hypertensionb, No. (%) | 15 (68) | 9 (50) | 0.33 |
| Very confident caring for, No. (%) | |||
| Socially disadvantaged | 12 (55) | 12 (63) | 0.75 |
| Minority patients | 14 (64) | 13 (68) | 0.99 |
| Hypertensive patients | 18 (82) | 14 (74) | 0.71 |
| Non-adherent patients | 5 (23) | 8 (42) | 0.31 |
aP value from Fisher’s exact test or two-sample t-test
bEver attended continuing medical education (CME) training