Table 3.
Characteristics of physicians responding to survey.
| Question regarding physician characteristic | Response options | % at Survey time point 1 | % at Survey time point 2 | % at Survey time point 3 | % ATA composition in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you prescribe and adjust LT4 therapy for patients with hypothyroidism? | Yes | 100* | 100* | 100* | - |
| No | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| How many years have you been in practice? | In training | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | - |
| <5 years | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | - | |
| 5–10 years | 14.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | - | |
| 11–20 years | 24.8 | 17.5 | 21.1 | - | |
| >20 years | 49.20 | 62.3 | 57.8 | - | |
| Where do you practice? | North America | 58.4 | 74.6 | 73.4 | 74 |
| South America | 7.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3 | |
| Europe | 20 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 9 | |
| Asia | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| Other | 5.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Which best describes your specialty? | Endocrinologist | 87.6 | 82.5 | 83.6 | 63 |
| Surgeon | 4.8 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 18 | |
| Nuclear Medicine Physician | 3.2 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 3 | |
| Internist or Primary Care Physician | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 17 | |
| Other | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
*
results only reported for those who answered yes.