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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2010 Apr 12;27(9):10.1055/s-0030-1253102. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1253102

Table 1.

Characteristics of survey respondents (N=207)

All providers OB providers Primary care
providers
P*
N 207 80 127
Median
[IQR]
Median
[IQR]
Median
[IQR]
Age (years) 41
[35–50]
38
[32–45]
43
[38–53]
<0.001
Year completed professional school 1994
[1985–2000]
1998
[1989–2004]
1992
[1983–1997]
<0.001
% (n) % (n) % (n)
Professional training
Nurse or midwife 7.3 (15) 16.2 (13) 1.6 (2) <0.001
Physician 92.7 (192) 83.8 (67) 98.4 (125)
Level of training among MDs <0.001
Resident/fellow 13.6 (25) 34.9 (23) 1.7 (2)
Attending 84.8 (156) 65.1 (43) 95.8 (113)
Missing 1.6 (3) 0 (0) 2.5 (3)
Master's in public health 0.96
Yes 11.1 (23) 11.3 (9) 11.0 (14)
*

Wilcoxon rank sum test p value for continuous variables and chi-square p value for categorical variable, OB vs. primary care providers.