Table 5.

Analysis of respondents who met a NASS-concordant approach compared to those that did not

Variable		NASS-concordant approach (≥ 70% of NASS-concor- dant answers) (N = 44)	NASS-disconcordant approach (< 70% of NASS-concordant answers) (N = 26)	p-value
Fellowship, yes		43 (97.7)	25 (96.1)	1.000
Years in practice
	0–5	19 (43.2)	9 (34.6)	0.615
	6–10	10 (22.7)	4 (15.4)	0.548
	11–15	4 (9.1)	5 (19.2)	0.277
	16–20	5 (11.3)	2 (7.7)	1.000
	> 20	6 (13.6)	6 (2.3)	0.341
Region
	South	8 (18.2)	12 (46.3)	0.01*
	Northeast	16 (36.3)	3 (11.5)	0.02*
	Midwest	12 (27.3)	4 (15.4)	0.139
	West	5 (11.4)	4 (15.4)	0.718
	Canada	2 (4.6)	4 (15.4)	0.186

Values are presented as number (%).

NASS, North America Spine Society.

^*p < 0.05, statistically significant difference.