Table 3.
Differences in Staff and Patient Messages Received per Month by Physician Gender
| Activity | Mean (SD) Monthly count Female MDs |
Mean (SD) Monthly count Male MDs |
Difference1 | Percent difference | Regression adjusted difference1, 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value (95% CI) | p-value | Value (95% CI) | p-value | ||||
| Staff messages | 51.0 (33.2) | 41.2 (26.5) | 9.9 (0.4 to 19.3) | 0.04 | 24% | 9.6 (1.1 to 18.2) | 0.03 |
| Patient messages | 259.9 (142.7) | 206.5 (161.9) | 53.4 (0.0 to 106.8 ) | 0.05 | 26% | 51.5 (16.3 to 86.6) | 0.004 |
1Robust standard errors clustered by MD
2Adjusted for appointments per month and panel size