Table 1 Patient characteristics separated by each physician (%)
Characteristics | Physician 1 (n = 30) | Physician 2 (n = 29) | Physician 3 (n = 226) | Physician 4 (n = 218) | Physician 5 (n = 134) | Physician 6 (n = 57) | Non-VA Physician (n = 67) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 100.0 | 98.7 | 99.1 | 99.3 | 100.0 | 98.5 | 100.0 | 0.940 |
CAD | 55.2 | 47.3 | 53.2 | 57.5 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 56.7 | 0.210 |
Hypertension | 86.2 | 75.2 | 77.1 | 81.3 | 77.2 | 65.7 | 80.0 | 0.230 |
Diabetes | 51.7 | 43.8 | 44.5 | 41.0 | 45.6 | 47.8 | 50.0 | 0.920 |
Hyperlipidemia | 48.3 | 57.1 | 56.4 | 58.2 | 63.2 | 55.2 | 70.0 | 0.680 |
Smoking | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 23.3 | 0.110 |
Chest pain | 27.6 | 23.5 | 32.1 | 22.4 | 29.8 | 19.4 | 53.3 | 0.005 |
Dyspnea | 20.7 | 26.1 | 21.6 | 29.9 | 28.1 | 19.4 | 13.3 | 0.320 |
Abnormal ECG | 31 % | 18.1 | 16.5 | 13.4 | 19.3 | 14.9 | 26.7 | 0.270 |
New ECG changes | 27.6 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 19.3 | 13.4 | 30.0 | 0.090 |
TIMI score >2 | 82.8 | 80.8 | 81.5 | 83.5 | 73.7 | 72.7 | 88.0 | 0.410 |
MI diagnosed | 37.9 | 28.8 | 38.5 | 33.6 | 36.8 | 23.9 | 56.7 | 0.020 |
ICA done | 27.6 | 17.3 | 29.8 | 25.4 | 28.1 | 19.4 | 73.3 | <0.001 |