Older lawyers are more likely to have a fecal blood test than are younger attorneys. There was no significant difference between doctors and lawyers. Older professionals are much more likely than younger professionals to have had a fecal blood test. Older doctors are more likely than younger physicians to have had a recent sigmoidoscopy. Older attorneys are more likely than younger lawyers to have had a recent sigmoidoscopy.
Lawyers are more likely to have had a recent sigmoidoscopy than are doctors.
Older professionals are more likely than younger professionals to have had this examination. Older doctors are more likely to perform a TSE than are younger doctors. Our study revealed that there was no statistical difference found and all were satisfied with their personal health habits. On the basis of this limited study of 55 physicians and 55 attorneys, we discover that lawyers are more attentive to their health maintenance than are doctors in a few key areas. First, all of the lawyers are more likely than physicians to have had a recent physical examination.