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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Need to know: the need for cognitive closure impacts the clinical practice of obstetrician/gynecologists

 

Physicians completed scale (n = 252)

Physicians did not complete scale (n = 57)

Significance (p=)

Age (mean years, SD)

53.8, 8.82

54.5, 9.91

.595

Sex (% Female)

50.6%

57.1%

.376

Race*

   

  White/European American

89.5%

85.5%

.388

  Black/African American

4.0%

5.5%

.638

  Hispanic/Latin American

3.2%

0.0%

.177

  Asian/Pacific Islander

4.0%

7.3%

.300

Clinical Practice Setting

  

.055

  Solo/Private Practice

12.9%

26.8%

 

  Partnership/Group Practice

45.2%

41.1%

 

  Multi-specialty Group

17.3%

8.9%

 

  University full time

12.1%

16.1%

 

  Other

7.1%

12.5%

 

Practice Location

  

.942

  Urban, inner city

18.2%

19.3%

 

  Urban, non-inner city

30.4%

30.4%

 

  Suburban

32.8%

30.4%

 

  Town of 5,000–50,000

15.4%

17.9%

 

  Rural/Other

3.2%

1.8%

 
  1. *Numbers may not equal to 100% due to individuals identifying with multiple categories.