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Table 1 Demographics of Pediatricians and General Practitioners, DocStyles, 2008

From: Physician practices related to use of BMI-for-age and counseling for childhood obesity prevention: A cross-sectional study

 

PEDs* (n = 250) n (%)

GPs† (n = 621) n (%)

χ2

p value

Gender

  

13.8

≤ 0.001

   Male

158 (63)

470 (76)

  

   Female

92 (37)

151 (24)

  

Race/Ethnicity

  

7.0

≤ 0.01

   Non-Hispanic white

166 (66)

466 (75)

  

   Other

84 (34)

155 (25)

  

Years of Practice

  

0.08

0.8

   < 10 Years

100 (40)

242 (39)

  

   ≥ 10 Years

150 (60)

379 (61)

  

Type of Practice

  

12.8

≤ 0.001

   Individual

25 (10)

125 (20)

  

   Group/Hospital/Clinic

225 (90)

496 (80)

  
  1. * PEDs = Pediatricians
  2. †GPs = General Practitioners with pediatric patients.