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Table 1 Demographics of family physician respondents compared to American Medical Association (AMA) family physicians

From: Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians in the management of patients at risk for cardiovascular events

 

Family Physicians

(N = 562)

AMA

Years in practice: Mean (SD)

18.75 (10.3)

22.5 (12.2)

Gender: % (N)

  

   Male

77.8% (367)

70.2% (63,228)

   Female

22.2% (105)

29.8% (26,874)

Degree: % (N)

  

   MD

85.4% (480)

83.1% (74,892)

   DO

14.6% (82)

16.9% (15,210)

Private practice: % (N)

86.8% (414)

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Practice location: % (N)

  

   Urban

20.9% (100)

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   Suburban

46.6% (223)

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   Rural

32.6% (156)

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Patients with hypertension/dyslipidemia seen per week:

Mean (SD)

37.8 (21.9)

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