Table 1: Characteristics of surveyed physicians according to specialty (n=530).
p-values are generated by Chi-square test.
| Characteristics | All | Orthopedists | GPs | P-value |
| n=530 | n=102 | n=428 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age in years | | | | 0.656 |
| <40 years | 183 (34.5) | 33(32.4) | 150(35.0) | |
| 40-50 years | 249(47.0) | 47(46.1) | 202(47.2) | |
| >50 years | 98(18.5) | 22(21.6) | 76(17.8) | |
| Years of experience | | | | 0.031 |
| <5 years | 55(10.4) | 6(5.9) | 49(11.4) | |
| 5-10 years | 160(30.2) | 24(23.5) | 136(31.8) | |
| >10 years | 315(59.4) | 72(70.6) | 243(56.8) | |
| Interest in low back pain | | | | <0.001 |
| No | 293(55.3) | 2(2.0) | 291(68.0) | |
| Minimal | 71(13.4) | 22(21.6) | 49(11.4) | |
| Moderate | 123(23.2) | 57(55.9) | 66(15.4) | |
| Strong | 43(8.1) | 21(20.6) | 22(5.1) | |
| Special education in low back pain | | | | <0.001 |
| None | 249(47.0) | 0(0.0) | 249(58.2) | |
| CME Course/Fellowship | 224(42.3) | 78(76.5) | 146(34.1) | |
| Independent study | 57(10.8) | 24(23.5) | 33(7.7) | |
| Average low back pain patients per week | | | | <0.001 |
| <10 | 132(24.9) | 41(40.2) | 91(21.3) | |
| ≥10 | 398(75.1) | 61(59.8) | 337(78.7) | |
| Personal history of low back pain | | | | 0.239 |
| None | 114(21.5) | 24(23.5) | 90(21.0) | |
| Acute | 94(17.7) | 23(22.5) | 71(16.6) | |
| Chronic/ Recurrent episodes | 322(60.8) | 55(53.9) | 267(62.4) | |
| Personal experience of activity limitations | | | | <0.001 |
| None | 247(46.6) | 34(33.3) | 213(49.8) | |
| Occasionally | 201(37.9) | 57(55.9) | 144(33.6) | |
| Always | 82(15.5) | 11(10.8) | 71(16.6) | |