Table 1.

Proportion of patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for inappropriate indications by year, stratified by urologist characteristics

Urologist characteristics	Categories	Urologist sample		ADT use for inappropriate indications by year
		N	%	2000	2001	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total		2214	100	44.2	44.3	46.6	44.7	36.2	33.4	31.1
Age (years):	<45	694	31.3	40.9	45.4	48.2	40.4	33.5	30.2	29.6
	45 - 54	630	28.5	44.2	44.1	44.4	46.0	37.8	32.4	30.2
	55 - 64	672	30.4	45.2	42.4	46.1	45.7	35.4	35.0	32.5
	≥65	218	9.8	48.7	49.2	55.1	45.6	38.9	41.7	35.5
Sex:	Female	55	2.5	38.5	44.4	26.9	31.8	33.3	34.4	34.5
	Male	2159	97.5	44.3	44.3	46.7	44.8	36.2	33.4	31.1
Years in practice:	<15	864	40.1	39.7	43.2	46.1	41.7	33.5	30.8	28.4
	15 - 24	548	25.4	43.5	42.6	44.0	46.3	39.9	32.9	33.2
	25 - 34	488	22.6	47.6	44.5	47.9	44.4	33.5	35.4	31.3
	≥35	255	11.8	48.1	47.1	53.0	46.4	40.7	40.7	34.0
Board certification:	Yes	1725	77.9	44.6	44.1	46.0	44.2	36.1	33.5	30.9
	No	489	22.1	42.7	44.9	48.8	46.4	36.8	33.0	31.9
Academic affiliation:	Major or Minor	1338	66.2	41.5	43.2	44.7	41.9	33.3	31.9	28.9
	None	684	33.8	47.6	46.0	49.0	48.2	40.1	35.5	33.6
Patient panel size (no. of patients):	<14	685	30.9	37.7	44.7	42.1	46.1	34.7	35.6	29.2
	14 - 44	603	27.2	39.8	40.6	47.3	43.1	36.7	32.0	30.1
	45 - 74	452	20.4	47.2	48.2	47.2	44.9	37.8	33.4	36.0
	≥75	474	21.4	47.6	43.7	49.3	44.6	35.6	32.9	29.0