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Table 2 Subgroup analysis of general internist’s sex and practice location

From: Which procedures are performed by general internists practicing primary care in Germany? - a cross-sectional study

Procedure

Urban practice (N = 146) % (N)

Rural practice (N = 127)% (N)

p value

Female physician (N = 109) % (N)

Male physician (N = 166% (N)

p value

Access implantable venous access port

not statistically significant

32.4 (68)

67.6 (142)

< 0.001

Flush implantable venous access port

not statistically significant

32.9 (69)

67.1 (141)

< 0.001

Compression ultrasound of lower extremities

not statistically significant

31.9 (53)

68.1 (113)

0.001

Incise and drain abscess

not statistically significant

31.5 (52)

68.5 (113)

0.001

Nasal packing

45.4 (74)

54.6 (89)

0.001

not statistically significant

Remove cerumen impaction

42.9 (69)

57.1 (92)

< 0.001

31.9 (52)

68.1 (111)

0.001

  1. Procedures are listed according to the frequency of performance by participants, statistically significant numbers after Bonferroni correction are printed bold