Research Article
Ovarian Cancer Screening Practices of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Puerto Rico
Table 2
Characteristics of participating physicians (
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| Characteristics | Overall sample | Physicians who perform ovarian cancer screening on average-risk patients () | Physicians who do not perform ovarian cancer screening on average-risk patients () | value |
| Sex | | | | | Male | 74 (72.5%) | 42 (77.8%) | 32 (76.1%) | 0.85 | Female | 22 (21.6%) | 12 (22.2%) | 10 (23.8%) | 0.85 | Blank | 6 (5.9%) | | | | Age in years (mean ± SD) | 55.1 ± 11.1 | 58.6 ± 1.5 | 50.6 ± 1.6 | <0.001 | Years in practice (mean ± SD) | 24.4 ± 11.1 | 27.9 ± 1.5 | 19.9 ± 1.6 | 0.003 |
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