Table 1.

Baseline demographics of study participants, comparing survey responders with nonresponders: A) physicians, B) patients.

A)
CHARACTERISTICRESPONDERS, N (%) N = 173NONRESPONDERS, N (%) N = 50TOTAL, N (%) N = 223
Sex,*
  • Female115 (66.5)21 (42.0)136 (61.0)
  • Male58 (33.5)29 (58.0)87 (39.0)
Year of graduation
  • Before 198580 (46.2)29 (58.0)109 (48.9)
  • In or after 198593 (53.8)21 (42.0)114 (51.1)
Canadian graduate
  • Yes144 (83.2)31 (62.0)175 (78.5)
  • No29 (16.8)19 (38.0)48 (21.5)
Received a reminder
  • Yes81 (46.8)31 (62.0)112 (50.2)
  • No92 (53.2)19 (38.0)111 (49.8)
B)
CHARACTERISTICRESPONDERS N = 140NONRESPONDERS N = 83TOTAL N = 223
Mean (SD) age, y32.9 (4.2)33.3 (4.8)NA
Primigravida, n (%)
  • Yes43 (30.7)27 (32.5)70 (31.4)
  • No97 (69.3)56 (67.5)153 (68.6)
Mean (SD) BMI, kg/m227.9 (7.09)29.9 (8.9)
Some postsecondary education, n (%)
  • Yes115 (82.1)67 (80.7)182 (81.6)
  • No25 (17.9)16 (19.3)41 (118.4)
White, n (%)
  • Yes82 (58.6)55 (66.3)137 (61.4)
  • No58 (41.4)28 (33.7)86 (38.6)
Requiring insulin, n (%)
  • Yes56 (40.0)35 (42.2)91 (40.8)
  • No84 (60.0)48 (57.8)132 (59.2)
Baby weight > 4000 g, n (%)
  • Yes16 (11.4)16 (19.3)32 (14.3)
  • No124 (88.6)67 (80.7)191 (85.7)
Received a reminder, n (%)
  • Yes118 (84.3)39 (47.0)157 (70.4)
  • No22 (15.7)44 (53.0)66 (29.6)
  • BMI—body mass index, NA—not applicable, SD—standard deviation.

  • * P < .05, χ2 test.