Table 1.
Respondent Demographics
| Physician factor | Respondents (n [%]) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 1175/1549 (75.9) |
| Female | 374/1549 (24.1) |
| Level of training | |
| Board certified/eligible gastroenterologist | 1289/1535 (84.0) |
| Fellow-in-training | 246/1535 (16.0) |
| Years out from GI training | |
| Less than 1 yr | 95/1282 (7.4) |
| 1–5 yr | 310/1282 (24.2) |
| 6–10 yr | 169/1282 (13.2) |
| 11–15 yr | 102/1282 (8.0) |
| 16–20 yr | 135/1282 (10.5) |
| Over 20 yr | 471/1282 (36.7) |
| Primary practice site | |
| Academic | 627/1498 (41.9) |
| Multi-specialty group | 342/1498 (22.8) |
| GI solo | 486/1498 (32.4) |
| Veterans association | 43/1498 (2.9) |
| Region of practice | |
| Northeast | 418/1544 (27.1) |
| Midwest | 357/1544 (23.1) |
| South | 513/1544 (33.2) |
| West | 256/1544 (16.6) |
| Percentage of outpatient clinic time spent treating Patients with IBS | |
| Less than 10% | 148/1514 (9.8) |
| 10–25% | 699/1514 (46.2) |
| 26–50% | 490/1514 (32.4) |
| 51–75% | 146/1514 (9.6) |
| More than 75% | 31/1514 (2.0) |
GI, gastrointestinal; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.
“n” is variable secondary to partial survey responses and exclusion of fellows-in-training from answering certain demographic questions.