Table 3:

Frequency of clinicians reporting it is their practice to check routine lipid panels and LFTs in asymptomatic patients on statin treatment more than once per year

Variable	Participants	Check lipids <12 months N=167 of 532	P-value	Check LFTs <12 months N=175 of 532	P-value
Age (years)	<30	49 (29%)	0.09	42 (26%)	<0.01
	30–39	56 (28%)		63 (31%)
	≥40	62 (38%)		66 (42%)
Study Site	Pacific Northwest	5 (5%)	<0.01	7 (7%)	<0.01
	Mid-Atlantic	110 (37%)		103 (36%)
	Texas	53 (41%)		65 (48%)
Degree and training	MD or DO attending	52 (27%)	0.03	64 (33%)	0.06
	MD or DO resident	89 (32%)		84 (30%)
	NP or PA	27 (45%)		27 (47%)
Type of post-graduate training (MDs and DOs)	Internal Medicine	97 (30%)	0.55	101 (31%)	0.51
	Family Medicine	37 (27%)		40 (28%)
Years in Practice (since graduation)	<3 years	81 (34%)	0.15	81 (35%)	0.02
	3–9 years	39 (25%)		37 (24%)
	10+ years	45 (32%)		53 (38%)
Ever sued for malpractice	Yes	13 (42%)	0.19	12 (39%)	0.48
	No	155 (31%)		163 (33%)
Numeracy Score	Low	30 (48%)	<0.01	29 (47%)	0.01
	Medium	55 (33%)		57 (35%)
	High	79 (26%)		83 (28%)
Risk Taking Score	Low	49 (31%)	0.54	52 (33%)	0.44
	Medium	66 (34%)		69 (36%)
	High	53 (29%)		54 (30%)
Fear of Malpractice	Low	40 (22%)	<0.01	47 (26%)	0.03
	Medium	64 (37%)		58 (35%)
	High	63 (35%)		69 (39%)
Medical Maximizer-Minimizer Scale	Low	30 (18%)	<0.01	31 (19%)	<0.01
	Medium	59 (29%)		69 (34%)
	High	76 (47%)		72 (46%)
Burnout score	Low	34 (45%)	0.02	33 (45%)	0.05
	Medium	76 (28%)		78 (30%)
	High	55 (30%)		62 (33%)
The Revised Physicians’ Reactions to Uncertainty Scales
Stress from uncertainty subscale	Low	52 (27%)	0.16	61 (32%)	0.28
	Medium	68 (31%)		64 (30%)
	High	47 (37%)		48 (38%)
Concern about bad outcomes subscale	Low	48 (29%)	0.28	57 (34%)	0.19
	Medium	52 (29%)		48 (28%)
	High	68 (36%)		70 (36%)
There is often uncertainty in the practice of medicine	Disagree / agree slightly	60 (48%)	<0.01	60 (49%)	<0.01
	Agree moderately	59 (32%)		65 (35%)
	Agree strongly	49 (21%)		50 (22%)