Table 1.
Physician demographics.
| n (%) | Overall N = 780 | Specialty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPs | Pulmonologists | Diabetologists | OBGYN | Cardiologists | ||
| (n = 156) | (n = 156) | (n = 156) | (n = 156) | (n = 156) | ||
| Sig (95%CL) | a | b | c | d | e | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <30 | 6 (0.77) | 1 (0.64) | 3 (1.92) | 0 | 1 (0.64) | 1 (0.64) |
| 31–40 | 208 (26.67) | 36 (23.08) | 46 (29.49) | 41 (26.28) | 46 (29.49) | 39 (25.00) |
| 41–50 | 353 (45.26) | 58 (37.18) | *76 (48.72) (a) | 72 (46.15) | 71 (45.51) | *76 (48.72) (a) |
| 51–60 | 176 (22.56) | *47 (30.13) (b) | 25 (16.02) | 39 (25.00) | 32 (20.51) | 33 (21.15) |
| 60+ | 37 (4.74) | *14 (8.97) (c) | 6 (3.85) | 4 (2.57) | 6 (3.85) | 7 (4.49) |
| Mean (years) | 46.35 | 48.03 (bd) | 44.97 | 46.42 | 45.68 | 46.67 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 599 (76.79) | *145 (92.95) (d) | *139 (89.10) (d) | *137 (87.82) (d) | 34 (21.79) | *144 (92.31) (d) |
| Female | 181 (23.21) | 11 (7.05) | 17 (10.90) | 19 (12.18) | *122 (78.21) (abce) | 12 (7.69) |
| Total experience (years) | ||||||
| 5–10 | 146 (18.72) | 27 (17.31) | 39 (25.00) | 23 (14.74) | 26 (16.67) | 31 (19.87) |
| 11–15 | 222 (28.46) | 41 (26.28) | 41 (26.28) | 44 (28.21) | 52 (33.33) | 44 (28.21) |
| 16–20 | 163 (20.9) | 26 (16.67) | 36 (23.08) | 35 (22.44) | 30 (19.23) | 36 (23.08) |
| 21–25 | 127 (16.28) | 28 (17.95) | 23 (14.74) | 30 (19.23) | 23 (14.74) | 23 (14.74) |
| 26–30 | 72 (9.23) | 14 (8.97) | 10 (6.41) | 17 (10.9) | 17 (10.9) | 14 (8.97) |
| 31–35 | 32 (4.1) | 10 (6.41) | 6 (3.85) | 6 (3.85) | 5 (3.21) | 5 (3.21) |
| 36–40 | 14 (1.79) | 8 (5.13) | 1 (0.64) | 1 (0.64) | 2 (1.28) | 2 (1.28) |
| 41–45 | 3 (0.38) | 1 (0.64) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.64) | 1 (0.64) |
| 46–50 | 1 (0.13) | 1 (0.64) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| n (%) | City of practice | Zone of practice | ||||
| Metro ( n = 336) | Non-metro ( n = 444) | North ( n = 223) | South ( n = 224) | East ( n = 112) | West ( n = 221) | |
| Sig (95%CL) | f | g | h | i | j | k |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <30 | 3 (0.89) | 3 (0.68) | 0 | 1 (0.45) | 1 (0.89) | *4 (1.81) (h) |
| 31–40 | 98 (29.17) | 110 (24.77) | 36 (16.14) | *58 (25.89) (h) | *34 (30.36) (h) | *80 (36.20) (hi) |
| 41–50 | 147 (43.75) | 206 (46.40) | *107 (47.98) (jk) | *128 (57.14) (jk) | 36 (32.14) | 82 (37.10) |
| 51–60 | 70 (20.83) | 106 (23.87) | *61 (27.36) (i) | 36 (16.07) | 36 (32.14) (ik) | 43 (19.46) |
| 60+ | 18 (5.36) | 19 (4.28) | *19 (8.52) (i) | 1 (0.45) | 5 (4.47) (i) | *12 (5.43) (i) |
| Mean (years) | 46.03 | 46.6 | *49.09 (ijk) | 45.15 | 46.7 (k) | 44.64 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 251 (74.70) | 348 (78.38) | 171 (76.68) | 165 (73.66) | 91 (81.25) | 172 (77.83) |
| Female | 85 (25.30) | 96 (21.62) | 52 (23.32) | 59 (26.34) | 21 (18.75) | 49 (22.17) |
| Specialty | ||||||
| CPs | 68 (20.24) | 88 (19.82) | 45 (20.18) | 45 (20.09) | 22 (19.64) | 44 (19.91) |
| Pulmonologists | 66 (19.64) | 90 (20.27) | 45 (20.18) | 45 (20.09) | 22 (19.64) | 44 (19.91) |
| Diabetologists | 67 (19.94) | 89 (20.04) | 45 (20.18) | 44 (19.64) | 23 (20.54) | 44 (19.91) |
| OGBYN | 67 (19.94) | 89 (20.05) | 44 (19.73) | 45 (20.09) | 23 (20.54) | 44 (19.91) |
| Cardiologists | 68 (20.24) | 88 (19.82) | 44 (19.73) | 45 (20.09) | 22 (19.64) | 45 (20.36) |
| Total experience (years) | ||||||
| 5–10 | 68 (20.24) | 78 (17.57) | 27 (12.11) | 43 (19.2) | 27 (24.11) | 49 (22.17) |
| 11–15 | 99 (29.46) | 123 (27.7) | 56 (25.11) | 83 (37.05) | 29 (25.89) | 54 (24.43) |
| 16–20 | 61 (18.15) | 102 (22.97) | 52 (23.32) | 55 (24.55) | 18 (16.07) | 38 (17.19) |
| 21–25 | 56 (16.67) | 71 (15.99) | 43 (19.28) | 33 (14.73) | 16 (14.29) | 35 (15.84) |
| 26–30 | 34 (10.12) | 38 (8.56) | 24 (10.76) | 6 (2.68) | 18 (16.07) | 24 (10.86) |
| 31–35 | 13 (3.87) | 19 (4.28) | 16 (7.17) | 4 (1.79) | 3 (2.68) | 9 (4.07) |
| 36–40 | 5 (1.49) | 9 (2.03) | 5 (2.24) | 0 | 0 | 9 (4.07) |
| 41–45 | 0 | 3 (0.68) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.36) |
| 46–50 | 0 | 1 (0.23) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.89) | 0 |
CL, confidence level; CPs, consulting physicians; OBGYN, obstetricians and gynecologists; Sig, significance.
Each category was assigned alphabets a–k, and if a category was significantly different from any other category, it was marked by the respective category alphabet in parentheses.
*
Denotes statistically significantly higher proportion than the other respective categories mentioned in parentheses. P-values < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.