Table 1.
Physician demographic and practice characteristics
| PCPs (n = 200) | Internists (n = 89) | Cardiologists (n = 159) | P, across 3 groups | P, specialists vs PCPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From ON, BC, AB, or QC | 83.5% | 93.2% | 93.1% | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| More than 15 years in practice | 76.0% | 67.4% | 54.1% | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Metropolitan (> 500,000) | 49.5% | 53.9% | 66.7% | < 0.001 | 0.016 |
| Academic affiliation | 6.5% | 25.8% | 54.7% | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| HF patients seen | 34.5% (> 10 per month) | 29.2% (> 10 per week) | 62.2% (> 10 per week) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
AB, Alberta; BC, British Columbia; HF, heart failure; ON, Ontario; PCPs, primary care physicians; QC, Quebec.