Table 1.

Respondent demographics, practice information, and prescribing information

	Total respondents (n=126)
Gender, male/female	63%/37%
Years in practice, mean (SD)	17.3 (12.4)
Median (range)	15 (2–60)
Practice setting
Urban	49%
Suburban	48%
Rural	3%
Practice type
Group practice	50%
Solo private practice	22%
Hospital-based	17%
Clinic	9%
Academic affiliation, Y/N	33%/67%
Affiliation with pituitary center, Y/N	10%/90%
Current number of acromegaly patients (as primary physician)
Mean (SD)	11.3 (17.8)
Median (range)	5 (1–125)
Patients personally diagnosed in the past 2 years
Mean (SD)	3.3 (6.7)
Median (range)	2 (0–50)
Diagnosed ≥1 patient in past 2 years	75%
Patients referred after diagnosis by another physician
Mean (SD)	5.4 (12.8)
Median (range)	2 (0–90)
Had ≥1 patient referred	79%
Number of patients initiated on drug therapy in past 12 months
Mean (SD)	2.7 (4.2)
Median (range)	1 (0–25)
Physicians who have initiated ≥1 patient on drug therapy in the past 12 months	66%
Physicians who have ever initiated ≥1 patient on drug therapy	94%
Patients currently on pharmacologic therapy
Mean number of patients (SD)	7.8 (12.3)
Median (range)	4 (0–75)
Percentage of patients	70%

Abbreviations: N, no; SD, standard deviation; Y, yes.