Table 3 Selected physician characteristics

Years in practice

21.2*

19.7

16.5

18.4*

 1–10 years

103 (16.9%)

136 (22.3%)

123 (40.2%)

90 (30.2%)

 11–30 years

434 (71.3%)

384 (62.8%)

155 (50.7%)

161 (54.0%)

 ≥31 years

71† (11.7%)

91 (14.9%)

28 (9.2%)

43† (14.4%)

How many patients do you see per month

473.1*

250.3

271.5*

191.8

 ≤100

60 (9.9%)

171 (28.0%)

77 (25.2%)

121 (40.6%)

 101-300

153 (25.1%)

275 (45.0%)

144 (47.1%)

112 (37.6%)

 ≥300

392† (65.0%)

163† (26.7%)

81† (26.5%)

60† (20.1%)

Have seen FM patients in past 2 years (including currently)

n = 503

n = 495

n = 253

n = 254

How many FM patients have you seen in the past 2 years (including currently) ^a

20.0

61.0*

53.9

145.7*

 1-20

401 (79.7%)

270 (54.5%)

169 (66.8%)

140 (55.1%)

 21-100

72 (14.3%)

150 (30.3%)

57 (22.5%)

71 (28.0%)

 ≥101

28† (5.6%)

73† (14.7%)

26† (10.3%)

42† (16.5%)

Are you aware of ACR 1990 criteria

 Yes

249 (40.9%)

341 (55.8%)

221 (72.2%)

227 (76.2%)

Does your practice use ACR 1990 criteria to diagnose FM patients

 Yes

151 (24.8%)

218 (35.7%)

165 (53.9%)

184 (61.7%)