Table 3. Victim Characteristics and Type of Victim Injury in Physician Sexual-Misconduct–Related vs Physician Malpractice-Payment Reports Related to Other Offenses (Report-Level Analysis).
| Victim Characteristics | Sexual-Misconduct–Related Reports (n = 167)a | Other-Offenses–Related Reports (n = 110 571)b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%)c | No. (%)c | P Value | |
| Age Group | |||
| 1–19 years | 15 (9.0) | 15 799 (14.3) | .08 |
| 20–39 years | 77 (46.1) | 24 940 (22.6) | < .001 |
| 40–59 years | 53 (31.7) | 39 097 (35.4) | .58 |
| 60–79 years | 5 (3.0) | 24 180 (21.9) | < .001 |
| Unknown | 17 (10.2) | 6555 (5.9) | .01 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 146 (87.4) | 60 311 (54.6) | < .001 |
| Male | 21 (12.6) | 48 130 (43.5) | < .001 |
| Unknown | 0 (.0) | 2130 (1.9) | .08 |
| Setting | |||
| Inpatient | 14 (8.4) | 49 680 (44.9) | < .001 |
| Outpatient | 140 (83.8) | 43 725 (39.5) | < .001 |
| Both inpatient and outpatient | 5 (3.0) | 10 028 (9.1) | .01 |
| Unknown | 8 (4.8) | 7138 (6.5) | .38 |
| Type of Injuryd | |||
| Emotional injury only | 137 (82.0) | 1632 (1.5) | < .001 |
| Death | 2 (1.2) | 35 340 (32.0) | < .001 |
| Significant permanent injury | 1 (.6) | 16 771 (15.2) | < .001 |
| Major permanent injury | 1 (.6) | 11 758 (10.6) | < .001 |
| Major temporary injury | 4 (2.4) | 11 009 (10.0) | .001 |
| Quadriplegic, brain damage, lifelong care | 0 (.0) | 5629 (5.1) | .003 |
| Insignificant injury | 4 (2.4) | 1836 (1.7) | .37 |
| Minor temporary injury | 11 (6.6) | 10 444 (9.5) | .19 |
| Minor permanent injury | 3 (1.8) | 13 232 (12.0) | < .001 |
| Cannot be determined from available report | 4 (2.4) | 2920 (2.6) | >.99 |
a Reports are for 128 unique physicians with sexual-misconduct–related malpractice-payment reports.
b Reports are for 80 741 unique physicians with malpractice-payment reports related to other offenses.
c Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
d Only one type of injury code is permitted in malpractice-payment reports.