Table 3 Frequency of HEp-2 IFA tests requested per week by rheumatologists in the five Brazilian macro-regions
Geographic region | N | NE | CO | S | SE | NS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of rheumatologists | 18 (4%) | 72 (17%) | 37 (9%) | 52 (13%) | 230 (56%) | 5 (1%) | 414 (100%) |
Average (standard deviation) IFA-HEp2 exams ordered per week | |||||||
Average | 9.5 ± 8.96 | 11.8 ± 14.83 | 12.5 ± 11.04 | 8.3 ± 6.45 | 11.0 ± 9.85 | 10.7 ± 10.69 | |
No answer | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 35 |