Table 4: Relationship between years after graduation (mean +/- S.D.) of physicians and (a) diuretics (b) b-blockers prescription as a first-line agent in hyperlipidemia patients
Diuretics |
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 -blockers |
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| Patient groups |
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Diuretic prescribed |
Non- diuretics | prescribed |
student's t test (2-tailed) |
p value (d.f. = 99) |
-blocker prescribed |
Non--blocker prescribed |
student's t test (2-tailed) |
p value (d.f. = 99) |
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| (A) Young Male |
4.70 (+2.41) (n = 20) |
3.71 (+1.75) (n = 81) |
2.09 | 0.02<p<0.05 | 3.80 |
3.95 (+1.89) (n = 71) |
0.36 | >0.20 | |||
| (B) Elderly Male |
5.50 (+2.29) (n = 27) |
3.67 (+1.77) (n = 74) |
4.24 | <0.001 | 3.39 (+2.01) (n = 23) |
4.06 (+1.87) (n = 78) |
1.49 | >0.10 | |||
| (C) Young Female |
4.70 (+2.41) (n = 20) |
3.71 |
2.09 | 0.02<p<0.05 | 3.80 (+2.05) (n = 30) |
3.95 (+1.89) (n = 71) |
0.36 | >0.20 | |||
| (D) Elderly Female |
5.50 (n = 27) |
3.67 (+1.77) (n = 74) |
4.24 | <0.001 | 3.39 (+ 2.01) (n = 23) |
4.06 (+1.87) (n = 78) |
1.49 | >0.10 | |||
