Table 1 Participant and practice characteristics (n = 382)
From: Obstetrician-Gynecologists’ knowledge of sickle cell disease screening and management
Characteristic | n | Mean | Percent or SD * |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean) | — | 49 | SD = 10.0 |
Gender | |||
Male | 191 | 50.0 | |
Female | 191 | 50.0 | |
Primary practice location | |||
Non-U.S. | 12 | 3.2 | |
Northeast | 67 | 17.5 | |
Midwest | 92 | 24.1 | |
Southwest | 122 | 31.9 | |
West | 89 | 23.3 | |
Years in practice since residency (mean) | — | 16.6 | SD = 9.8 |
Current practice | |||
Solo practice | 49 | 12.8 | |
Health Maintenance Organization | 8 | 2.1 | |
OB/GYN partnership/group | 191 | 50.0 | |
University full-time faculty and practice | 53 | 13.9 | |
Multi-specialty group | 53 | 13.9 | |
Other | 28 | 7.3 | |
Primary medical specialty | |||
General OB/GYN | 348 | 91.1 | |
Maternal-Fetal medicine | 24 | 6.3 | |
Obstetrics only | 3 | 0.8 | |
Reproductive endocrinology | 1 | 0.3 | |
Gynecology only | 2 | 0.5 | |
Other | 4 | 1.0 | |
Residence of patients | |||
Urban, inner city | 160 | 41.9 | |
Suburban | 118 | 30.9 | |
Mid-sized town | 60 | 15.7 | |
Rural | 32 | 8.4 | |
Military | 8 | 2.1 | |
Other | 4 | 1.0 | |
Percent of patient race/ethnicity in practice (mean) | |||
Non-Hispanic White | — | 58.7 | SD = 27.3 |
Hispanic | — | 17.5 | SD = 21.3 |
African-American | — | 14.5 | SD = 15.2 |
Native American | — | 1.7 | SD = 8.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | — | 4.8 | SD = 7.5 |
Other | — | 1.7 | SD = 7.3 |
Patients seen each week (mean) | — | 89.4 | SD = 41.0 |
Number of SCD patients seen in the last year | |||
None | 218 | 57.1 | |
1—5 | 126 | 33.0 | |
6—10 | 17 | 4.5 | |
11—15 | 4 | 1.0 | |
16—20 | 5 | 1.3 | |
21 or more | 1 | 0.3 | |