Chunk #11 — RESULTS

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Implicit bias among physicians and its prediction of thrombolysis decisions for black and white patients.

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randomized to black versus white patient vignettes. Table 1Baseline Characteristics and IAT Scores of Physician Participants Assigned vignette pictureMean IAT score*CharacteristicsBlackWhiteAttitude (good/bad)General cooperativenessCooperativeness with proceduresOverall For demographics (N = 220)n = 108n = 1120.36† (SD = 0.40)0.30† (SD = 0.39)0.22† (SD = 0.40)Age, mean (SD), years (N = 220)29.2 (2.4)28.9 (3.2)NSNSNSSex (P = .58)P = .17P = .12P = .20 % Female (n = 83)41.938.20.32†0.25†0.18† % Male (n = 124)58.161.80.39†0.34†0.25†Race/ethnicity (P = .57) % European-American/White (n = 131)67.960.40.40†0.31†0.22† % African-American/Black (n = 10)2.86.3−0.04‡−0.02‡−0.07‡ % Hispanic/Latino (n = 5)0.93.60.36§0.13§0.27§ % Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 51)22.624.30.38†0.40†0.27† % Other (n = 12)5.75.40.220.230.09Socioeconomic background (P = .63)P = .11P = .71P = .15 % Lower/lower middle (n = 21)11.39.80.160.22†0.06 % Middle (n = 61)28.330.40.38†0.30†0.23† % Upper middle (n = 109)50.053.60.39†0.31†0.26† % Upper (n = 18)10.46.30.30†0.36†0.15Specialty (P = .36)P = .56P = .02P = .10 % Internal Medicine (n = 175)80.283.00.36†0.33†0.24† % Emergency Medicine (n = 35)19.817.00.32†0.17†0.12City (P = .38)P = .77P = .79P = .54 % Boston, MA (n = 167)81.178.60.35†0.31†0.23† % Atlanta, Ga (n = 43)18.921.40.37†0.29†0.19†Year of training (P = .05)P = .80P = .81P = .93 % First (n = 82)34.345.50.38†0.32†0.23† % Second (n = 56)23.830.40.37†0.28†0.21† % Third and higher (n =