Table 2:
Characteristics of the physicians contacted during the study, by randomization group
| Characteristic | Randomization group, no. (%) | |||||
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| Socioeconomic status of patient | Chronic health conditions of patient | |||||
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| High n = 186 |
Low n = 189 |
p value | No n = 179 |
Yes n = 196 |
p value | |
| Female sex | 71 (38.2) | 90 (47.6) | 0.07 | 68 (38.0) | 93 (47.4) | 0.07 |
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| Graduate of LCME-accredited medical school | 124 (66.7) | 129 (68.3) | 0.7 | 117 (65.4) | 136 (69.4) | 0.4 |
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| Time since graduation from medical school, yr | 0.4 | 0.9 | ||||
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| 1–10 | 20 (10.8) | 16 (8.5) | 16 (8.9) | 20 (10.2) | ||
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| 11–20 | 26 (14.0) | 35 (18.5) | 28 (15.6) | 33 (16.8) | ||
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| ≥ 21 | 140 (75.3) | 138 (73.0) | 135 (75.4) | 143 (73.0) | ||
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| Member of the College of Family | 103 (55.4) | 100 (52.9) | 0.6 | 95 (53.1) | 108 (55.1) | 0.7 |
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| Physicians of Canada | ||||||
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| Median income tertile of neighbourhood in which primary practice is located | 0.07 | 0.3 | ||||
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| Low | 57 (30.6) | 59 (31.2) | 58 (32.4) | 58 (29.6) | ||
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| Middle | 78 (41.9) | 60 (31.7) | 59 (33.0) | 79 (40.3) | ||
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| High | 51 (27.4) | 70 (37.0) | 62 (34.6) | 59 (30.1) | ||
Note: LCME = Liason Committee on Medical Education.