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Table 1 Characteristics of practices associated with study participation among 160 targeted medical practices

From: Training pediatric health care providers in prevention of dental decay: results from a randomized controlled trial

Practice characteristic

No. of practices targeted

% of targeted practices enrolled

P-value

% of targeted practices enrolled & eligible

P-value

Practice volume

   <500 patients*

48

37.5

 

27.1

 

   500–<1000 patients

60

48.3

0.19

45.0

0.03

   ≥1000 patients

52

55.8

 

51.9

 

Specialty

   Family medicine

55

43.6

0.51

34.5

0.18

   Pediatrician

105

49.5

 

45.7

 

All targeted practices

160

47.5

 

41.9

 
  1. * No. of Medicaid enrolled patients aged 0–3 yrs seen in 1999
  2. † P-values are from Chi-square test (2 df)
  3. ‡ P-value is from Chi-square test (1 df)