Table 1 Demographics and prescribing practices of the cardiologists
n = 163 Mean ± SD or n (%) | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 37.4 ± 8.4 |
Gender | |
Male | 148 (90.8) |
Female | 15 (9.2) |
Primary practice | |
Office based | 87 (53.4) |
Hospital based | 76 (46.6) |
CVD* patients seen per week | |
1 to 10 | 18 (11.0) |
11 to 20 | 26 (16.0) |
21 to 30 | 58 (35.6) |
31 to 40 | 29 (17.8) |
> 40 | 32 (19.6) |
Nutrition training † | |
Medical School | 128 (78.5) |
Residency | 38 (23.3) |
Other | 23 (14.1) |
Any | 154 (94.5) |
None | 9 (5.5) |
Prescriber of dietary advice ‡ | |
Low (< 40%) | 0 |
Moderate (40% to 60%) | 35 (21.5) |
High (> 60%) | 128 (78.5) |
Prescriber of fish advice ‡ | |
Low (< 40%) | 19 (11.7) |
Moderate (40% to 60%) | 43 (26.4) |
High (> 60%) | 101 (62) |