Table 2.
Mean rating of probation cases and controls by violation type.
| Violation | RateMDs cases | RateMDs controls | P-value | Cases in all websites | Controls in all websites | P-value |
| Medical records, mean (SDa) | 3.5 (2.06) | 3.8 (1.4) | .04 | 3.5 (1.58) | 3.9 (1.04) | <.001 |
| Professionalism, mean (SD) | 3.9 (2) | 4 (1.14) | .78 | 3.9 (1.58) | 4 (0.87) | .54 |
| Incompetence, mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.21) | 3.8 (1.43) | .03 | 3.5 (1.55) | 4 (1.01) | <.001 |
| Prescription negligence, mean (SD) | 3.8 (2.12) | 4 (1.32) | .41 | 3.8 (1.59) | 4 (1.05) | .04 |
| Drug or alcohol addiction, mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.93) | 3.9 (1.09) | .86 | 4 (1.78) | 4 (0.93) | .64 |
| Committing a crime, mean (SD) | 3.7 (2.1) | 3.7 (1.05) | .91 | 3.9 (1.59) | 3.8 (0.83) | .62 |
| Fraud, mean (SD) | 3.3 (2) | 3.6 (1.23) | .35 | 3.6 (1.37) | 3.9 (0.89) | .03 |
| Sexual misconduct or battery, mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.83) | 3.8 (1.11) | .26 | 3.9 (1.53) | 4 (0.94) | .59 |
| Personal illness, mean (SD) | 3.4 (1.65) | 3.4 (1.32) | .95 | 3.6 (1.33) | 3.9 (0.8) | .17 |
| All violations, mean (SD) | 3.5 (2) | 3.9 (1.31) | .001 | 3.7 (1.56) | 4 (1.01) | <.001 |
aSD: standard deviation.