Table 1.

Survey participant characteristics (N=359)*

Physician Characteristics	N (%)
Specialty
Primary Care	128 (36.1)
Endocrinology	114 (32.1)
Geriatrics	113 (31.8)
Practice Setting
Private Practice	173 (50.6)
Community-Based Academic Affiliate	106 (31.0)
Academic Tertiary Care Center	63 (18.4)
Years in Practice
0–10	67 (18.9)
11–20	102 (28.7)
>20	186 (52.4)
Days per Week Providing Patient Care
0.5–2 days	62 (18.0)
3–5 days	290 (82.0)
Percent Patients who are Male
0–25%	44 (12.4)
26–50%	259 (73.2)
51–100%	51 (14.4)
Read Guidelines on Osteoporosis
No	165 (46.0)
Yes	194 (54.0)