. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 2.

Published in final edited form as: Dig Liver Dis. 2009 Feb 28;41(9):676–682. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.01.002

Table 3.

Initiation of primary prophylaxis.

	Regardless	Small varices	Large varices	p value
Community	7	47	46	NS
Academic	4	33	63
Gastroenterology	7	49	44	<0.001
Hepatology	2	18	80
≤10 years in practice	7	43	50	NS
>10 years in practice	4	33	63
NE	8	33	59	0.048
SE	6	55	39
NW	3	26	71
SW	8	38	54

Data are presented as percentages.