Table 1 Patient and provider baseline characteristics
Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Patients | n = 342 | Providers | n = 114 |
Gender (male) | 232 (68%) | Professional Training | |
Age | 61 ± 14 | MD/DO | 99 (87%) |
Prior myocardial infarction | 62 (18%) | ARNP/PA | 15 (13%) |
Prior PCI | 56 (16%) | ||
Prior CABG | 48 (14%) | Level of Experience | |
Diabetes | 126 (37%) | In training | 48 (42%) |
High blood pressure | 236 (69%) | <5 years | 20 (17.5%) |
High cholesterol | 180 (53%) | 5–15 years | 23 (20%) |
Education (all responses) | >15 years | 23 (20%) | |
Did not finish high school | 19 (6%) | ||
Finished high school | 87 (26%) | Primary specialty | |
Some college classes | 118 (35%) | Primary Care | 43 (38%) |
Graduated college | 69 (20%) | Hospital Medicine | 26 (23%) |
Graduate or professional school | 44 (13%) | Cardiology | 40 (35%) |
Other | 5 (4%) | ||
Primary workplace | |||
Academic | 71 (62%) | ||
VA | 31 (27%) | ||
Private | 9 (7%) | ||
Other academic | 3 (3%) |