Table 2.
Completers n=75 | Noncompleters n=291 | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Degree | |||
MD | 85% | 76% | <0.001* |
DO | 5% | 4% | |
PA | 9% | 14% | |
NP | 0% | 5% | |
Specialty | |||
Endocrinology | 23% | 14% | <0.001* |
Family/General Practice | 15% | 31% | |
Internal Medicine | 44% | 22% | |
OB/GYN | 1% | 4% | |
Other | 17% | 28% | |
Type of practice | |||
Solo practice | 28% | 28% | 0.807* |
Group practice<5 physicians | 24% | 22% | |
Group practice>5 physicians | 21% | 17% | |
Institutionally salaried (hospital/clinic) | 19% | 22% | |
Institutionally salaried (HMO/managed care/insurance company) | 1% | 4% | |
Other | 7% | 7% | |
Years in practice | |||
<1 | 0% | 4% | 0.257* |
1–10 | 36% | 29% | |
11–20 | 35% | 34% | |
21–30 | 20% | 19% | |
>30 | 9% | 14% | |
Average number of patients with osteoporosis seen each week | |||
Mean | 12 | 11 | 0.326 |
Median (range) | 10 (1–45) | 8 ( 0–100) | |
Provision of direct, consultative, or administrative care for patients with osteoporosis | 98%† | 88%‡ | 0.032 |
Approximate percentage of patients prescribed antiresorptive drug therapy if the patient has or is at risk of osteoporosis§ | |||
<10 % | 4% | 20% | <0.001* |
10%–25% | 1% | 8% | |
26%–50% | 8% | 11% | |
51%–75% | 13% | 13% | |
76%–90% | 37% | 19% | |
>90% | 36% | 29% |
p value applies to the change within the group of data analyzed.
n=51
n=190
Defined as the patient having any of the following characteristics: a T-score of −2.5 or lower, history of prior fracture, low bone mass, and at least one factor associated with a high risk of fracture, or low bone mass and a FRAX 10-year major osteoporosis-related fracture risk of at least 20%.
HMO, health maintenance organization; MD, medical doctor; DO, doctor of osteopathy; NP, nurse practitioner; OB/GYN, obstetrics/gynecology; PA, physician assistant.