Table 1.
Characteristics of practicing Canadian physicians surveyed regarding the management of IBD during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
| All physicians | Gastroenterologists | Other specialists | General practitioners | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N ∗ | %∗∗ | n/N ∗ | %∗∗ | n/N ∗ | %∗∗ | n/N ∗ | %∗∗ | ||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 127 | 69.4 | 76/97 | 78.4 | 9/11 | 81.8 | 47/84 | 56.0 | 0.005 |
| Female | 56 | 30.6 | 21/97 | 21.6 | 2/11 | 18.2 | 37/84 | 44.0 | |
| Training status | |||||||||
| Gastroenterologist | 97 | 53.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| General practitioner | 75 | 41.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| Other | 11 | 6.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| Years in practice | |||||||||
| <5 years | 27 | 14.8 | 20/97 | 20.6 | 1/11 | 9.1 | 6/84 | 8.0 | 0.001 |
| 5 to 10 years | 26 | 14.2 | 22/97 | 22.7 | 1/11 | 9.1 | 3/84 | 4.0 | |
| 11 to 20 years | 47 | 25.7 | 19/97 | 19.6 | 3/11 | 27.3 | 25/84 | 33.3 | |
| >20 years | 83 | 45.4 | 36/97 | 37.1 | 6/11 | 54.5 | 41/84 | 54.7 | |
| Population of city (n = 131)∗ | |||||||||
| <100,000 | 46 | 35.1 | 7/47 | 14.9 | 4/9 | 44.4 | 35/75 | 46.7 | 0.007 |
| 100,000 to 499,999 | 28 | 21.4 | 12/47 | 25.5 | 1/9 | 11.1 | 15/75 | 20.0 | |
| >500,000 | 57 | 43.5 | 28/47 | 59.6 | 4/9 | 44.4 | 25/75 | 33.3 | |
| Practice setting (n = 180)∗ | |||||||||
| Community | 127 | 70.6 | 48/96 | 50.0 | 7/11 | 63.6 | 72/84 | 98.6 | <0.001 |
| Academic | 53 | 29.4 | 48/96 | 50.0 | 4/11 | 36.4 | 1/73 | 1.4 | |
| Percentage of patients with IBD in practice | |||||||||
| <10% | 91 | 49.7 | 12/97 | 12.4 | 6/11 | 54.5 | 73/84 | 97.3 | <0.001 |
| 10–24% | 51 | 27.9 | 46/97 | 47.4 | 3/11 | 27.3 | 2/84 | 2.7 | |
| 25–50% | 27 | 14.8 | 26/97 | 28.8 | 1/11 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| >50% | 14 | 7.7 | 13/97 | 13.4 | 1/11 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of IBD patients seen each year | |||||||||
| 0 to 9 | 33 | 18.0 | 1/97 | 1.0 | 3/11 | 27.3 | 29/84 | 38.7 | <0.001 |
| 10 to 50 | 66 | 36.1 | 18/97 | 18.6 | 5/11 | 45.5 | 43/84 | 57.4 | |
| 51 to 100 | 18 | 9.8 | 15/97 | 15.5 | 1/11 | 9.1 | 2/84 | 2.7 | |
| 101 to 150 | 18 | 9.8 | 18/97 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| More than 150 | 48 | 26.2 | 45/97 | 46.4 | 2/11 | 18.2 | 1/84 | 1.3 | |
| Number of pregnant IBD patients managed in past year | |||||||||
| None | 76 | 41.5 | 15/97 | 15.5 | 7/11 | 63.6 | 54/84 | 72.0 | <0.001 |
| Up to 10 | 70 | 38.3 | 67/97 | 69.1 | 1/11 | 9.1 | 2/84 | 2.7 | |
| 11 and more | 37 | 20.2 | 15/97 | 15.5 | 3/11 | 27.3 | 19/84 | 25.3 | |
∗ n = number of responses falling into the response category; N = number of physicians who answered the question.
∗∗Percentages are calculated using the number of physicians who selected the response category as the numerator and the total number of physicians of that training status who provided a response to the question as the denominator.
GI: gastroenterologist, GP: general practitioner, and other: other specialists (general internists and surgeons).
IBD: inflammatory bowel disease.