Table 1 Profile of Iowa PCPs
From: Referral patterns and attitudes of Primary Care Physicians towards chiropractors
| Attribute | Participants (n = 513) | Non-Participants (n = 1099) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (SD) | 48.8 (10.2) | 47.3 (9.5) | .004 |
| Sex | Women | 24.8% | 26.6% | .465 |
| Men | 75.2% | 73.4% | ||
| Degree | DO | 21.2% | 28.3% | .003 |
| MD | 78.8% | 71.7% | ||
| Specialty | Family Practice | 81.7% | 74.2% | < 0.001 |
| Internal Medicine | 18.3% | 25.8% | ||
| Activity | Private Practice | 84.4% | 85.4% | .525 |
| Others (Administration, teaching, research, public/community health, student health, and urgent care) | 15.6% | 14.6% | ||
| Residency | Family Practice | 64.3% | 59.5% | .008 |
| Internal Medicine | 17.7% | 25.3% | ||
| Others | 1.4% | 1% | ||
| Unknown | 16.6% | 14.2% | ||
| Years since graduation | Mean (SD) | 21.2 (10.4) | 19.9 (25) | .267 |
| Practice Arrangement | HMO | 0.4% | 0.8% | .308 |
| Independent Practice | 23.8% | 21.5% | ||
| Hospital-based Independent Practice | 1.0% | 0.5% | ||
| Integrated Health System | 55.9% | 54.0% | ||
| Physician Network | 8.8% | 11.1% | ||
| Unknown | 10.1% | 12.1% |
