Table 2.
Patient and Physician Characteristics
| Characteristics | Patients n = 107 | Primary care providers n = 14 | Integrative medicine providers n = 6 | CAM providers n = 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 73 (68.2) | 5 (35.7) | 4 (66.7) | 9 (60.0) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 49.6 (16.3) | 41.3 (9.9) | 51.0 (11.1) | 42.5 (9.9) |
| Race / Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| White | 55 (51.4) | 5 (35.7) | 5 (83.3) | 8 (53.3) |
| Hispanic | 20 (18.7) | 5 (35.7) | 0 | 2 (13.3) |
| Black | 14 (13.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 6 (5.61) | 3 (21.4) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (20.0) |
| Other | 12 (11.2) | 0 | 0 | 2 (13.3) |
| Highest level of education completed, n (%) | ||||
| High school or less | 2 (1.87) | - | - | - |
| Some college | 34 (31.8) | - | - | - |
| College graduate | 71 (66.4) | - | - | - |
| Type of provider seen, n (%) | ||||
| Primary care | 46 (43.0) | - | - | - |
| Integrative medicine | 23 (21.5) | - | - | - |
| Complementary and alternative medicine | 38 (35.5) | - | - | - |
| Disclosed dietary supplement use during office visit, n (%) | 55 (51.4) | - | - | - |
| Years in practice, mean (SD) | - | 10.5 (8.6) | 20.3 (11.5) | 12.5 (8.9) |
| Number of patients seen per week, mean (SD) [range] | - | 104.9 (55.4) [40–250] | 78.3 (32.4) [30–120] | 39.1 (36.7) [7–120] |
| Taking dietary supplements, n (%) | 7 (50.0) | 6 (100.0) | 14 (93.3) | |