Kalavar Meghana, Watane Arjun, Cavuoto Kara M, Vanner Elizabeth A, Sridhar Jayanth
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Semin Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov 17;36(8):633-640. doi: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1891264. Epub 2021 Feb 22.
: To determine if patient demographics differ by ophthalmologist gender.: Demographic data on U.S. ophthalmologists were collected from the 2017 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier Aggregate Report.: Of the 17,230 ophthalmologists included, female ophthalmologists (23.7%) provided care for a smaller proportion of White patients (77.4% ± 24.9% female, 81.0% ± 22.1% male; < .001), had younger beneficiaries (73.8 ± 3.2 years old females, 74.8 ± 2.9 years old males; < .001) and had a higher proportion of female beneficiaries per provider (61.1% ± 4.6% females, 59.6% ± 4.0% males; < .001). Average age of beneficiaries and number of beneficiaries were correlated with years since medical school (rho = 0.283, rho = 0.148; both < .001). The number of Medicare beneficiaries, proportion of female beneficiaries, years since medical school and group practice size were independently associated with physician gender ( < .001).: Female ophthalmologists saw a larger proportion of ethnically diverse, younger, female patients.
确定患者人口统计学特征是否因眼科医生性别而异。
从2017年医疗保险医师及其他供应商全国提供者标识符汇总报告中收集美国眼科医生的人口统计学数据。
在纳入的17230名眼科医生中，女性眼科医生（占23.7%）诊治的白人患者比例较低（女性为77.4%±24.9%，男性为81.0%±22.1%；P<0.001），其受益患者年龄较小（女性为73.8±3.2岁，男性为74.8±2.9岁；P<0.001），且每位医生的女性受益患者比例较高（女性为61.1%±4.6%，男性为59.6%±4.0%；P<0.001）。受益患者的平均年龄和数量与医学院毕业年限相关（相关系数分别为0.283和0.148；均P<0.001）。医疗保险受益患者数量、女性受益患者比例、医学院毕业年限和团体执业规模与医生性别独立相关（P<0.001）。
女性眼科医生诊治的种族多样化、年龄较小的女性患者比例较高。
