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. 2012 Jun 20;48(1):150–174. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01435.x

Table 2.

Primary Care Providers Demographic Characteristics by Randomization Status*

Characteristic Total (N = 27) Standard (N = 16) Patient Centered (N = 11) p-value
Age, years, mean (SD) 44.0 (9.7) 41.9 (9.3) 47.0 (9.8) .19
Female 16 (59) 10 (63) 6 (55) .71
Ethnicity
African American 8 (30) 3 (19) 5 (45)
Asian 6 (22) 6 (38) 0 (0)
White 12 (44) 6 (38) 6 (55)
Other 1 (4) 1 (6) 0 (0) .05
Experience at current practice, years (SD) 7.9 (7.3) 5.8 (5.6) 10.9 (8.7) .15
Provider training
MD 19 (70) 10 (63) 9 (82)
DO 3 (11) 2 (13) 1 (9)
Nurse practitioner 5 (19) 4 (25) 1 (9) .59
Medical specialty
Internal medicine 18 (67) 12 (75) 6 (55)
Family medicine 9 (33) 4 (25) 5 (45) .41
Board certified 18 (82) 9 (75) 9 (90) .59
CME in the past 3 years, hours, mean (SD)
Communication 7.1 (12.9) 4.6 (7.9) 10.8 (17.7) .19
Depression 4.7 (7.2) 3.1 (4.2) 7.1 (9.9) .44
Diversity 7.0 (23.13) 1.7 (2.8) 14.6 (35.6) .42
*

Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as number of patients (%).

Among physicians only.

DO, doctor of osteopathy; MD, medical doctor.