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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis medical patient journey from the perspective of hepatologists, gastroenterologists and patients: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics of survey respondents

Patients with NASH (n = 152)

Sex, n (%)

Male

94 (62)

Female

58 (38)

Mean age (SD), years

40 (11)

Region, n (%)

Northeast

33 (22)

Midwest

24 (16)

South

44 (29)

West

51 (34)

Ethnicity, n (%)

White

62 (41)

Black/African American

35 (23)

Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

45 (30)

Other

10 (7)

 

Healthcare professionals (n = 226)

Hepatologists/gastroenterologists (n = 75)

Sex, n (%)

Male

169 (75)

61 (81)

Female

54 (24)

13 (17)

Other

3 (1)

1 (1)

Mean time in practice, years (SD)

19 (7)

18 (7)

Region, n (%)

Northeast

64 (28)

25 (33)

Midwest

53 (23)

18 (24)

South

71 (31)

23 (31)

West

38 (17)

9 (12)

Professional specialty, n (%)

PCP

101 (45)

 

Hepatologist/gastroenterologist

75 (33)

 

Endocrinologist

50 (22)

 

Gastroenterologist

 

64 (85)

Hepatologist

 

11 (15)

  1. *Data are mean (SD) or number (%) and are reported for the final unweighted sample
  2. NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; PCP, primary care physician; SD, standard deviation