Research Article
Demographics of Physician Associates (PAs) in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Where They Work and How They Compare to Other PAs
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of PAs practicing in Ob-Gyn vs. all other specialties.
| | PAs practicing in Ob-Gyn | PAs practicing in all other disciplines | p value |
| Race | White | 1,067 (83.6%) | 89,315 (84.9%) | 0.076 | Asian | 74 (5.8%) | 6,343 (6.0%) | Black/African American | 61 (4.8%) | 3,630 (3.4%) | Other | 75 (5.9%) | 5,972 (5.7%) | Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic/Latino | 1,178 (91.6%) | 98,714 (93.4%) | 0.010 | Hispanic/Latino | 108 (8.4%) | 6,987 (6.6%) | Urban-rural setting | Urban | 1,233 (94.0%) | 101,256 (92.4%) | 0.040 | Large rural | 52 (4.0%) | 4,751 (4.3%) | Isolated/small rural | 27 (2.1%) | 3,557 (3.2%) | Speaks languages other than English with patients | No | 903 (70.1%) | 82,885 (77.4%) | <0.001 | Yes | 385 (29.9%) | 24,201 (22.6%) |
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Other includes those who selected “other,” Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and “multi-race.” |