Characteristics of Participating Physicians
| Characteristic | Mean (SD; Range) or No. (%) |
|---|---|
| HMO = health maintenance organization. | |
| Note: N = 152, but numbers of physicians do not total 152 because of missing data. | |
| Age, years | 46.2 (9.9; 30–81) |
| Time in practice, years | 17.4 (9.6; 4–49) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 101 (67.8) |
| Female | 48 (32.2) |
| Specialty | |
| Family physician | 49 (32.7) |
| Internal medicine | 101 (67.3) |
| Type of practice | |
| HMO | 33 (22.1) |
| Group | 61 (40.9) |
| Solo | 37 (24.8) |
| Academic | 18 (12.1) |
| Study site | |
| Sacramento, Calif | 51 (34.2) |
| Rochester, NY | 48 (32.2) |
| San Francisco, Calif | 50 (33.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| African American | 3 (2.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 32 (21.3) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5 (3.3) |
| Other | 4 (2.7) |
| White | 105 (70.0) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7) |