Table 12 Management practices of physicians currently treating or expecting to treat new patients with NASH
PCPs | Specialists | P (PCPs/ Specs) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Does the physician currently manage patients with NASH and/or NAFLD? | n = 152 | n = 150 | |
Yes | 106 (70) | 147 (98) | <0.001 |
Coded current management | n = 70 | n = 144 | |
Vitamin E | 6 (9) | 86 (60) | <0.001 |
Hepatitis vaccination | 8 (11) | 9 (6) | 0.189 |
Milk thistle | 0 (0) | 4 (3) | 0.202 |
Statin | 5 (7) | 8 (6) | 0.208 |
Pentoxyphyllin | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0.452 |
Metformin | 1 (1) | 15 (10) | 0.011 |
Actigall | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 0.452 |
Will the physician manage new NASH patients? | n = 148 | n = 150 | <0.001 |
Yes | 31 (21) | 129 (86) | |
Yes, but will refer some new patients | 62 (42) | 18 (12) | |
No, will refer all new patients | 55 (37) | 3 (2) |