Table 3.
Physician Characteristics | n | % Consistent | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 128 | 53.1 | 0.62 |
Female | 128 | 50.0 | |
Clinical experience | |||
More | 128 | 48.4 | 0.32 |
Less | 128 | 54.7 | |
Primed to consider CHD as a diagnosis | |||
Yes | 128 | 49.2 | 0.45 |
No | 128 | 53.9 | |
Reported following medical literature closely | |||
Yes | 61 | 57.4 | 0.30 |
No | 195 | 49.7 | |
Believes published prevalences are accurate | |||
Yes | 117 | 53.0 | 0.68 |
No | 139 | 47.0 | |
Believes his/her patient population is similar to the general US adult population | |||
Yes | 93 | 52.7 | 0.79 |
No | 163 | 47.3 | |
Assessment of CHD prevalence in general US adult population | |||
No gender difference | 115 | 62.6 | 0.001 |
Higher in men | 123 | 45.5 | |
Higher in women | 18 | 22.2 |
Unadjusted chi-square p-values; adjustment for other physician or patient factors did not appreciably affect results