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Table 4 National estimates of weight reduction counseling during general and family medicine patient visits (in millions).*

From: A comparison of patient visits to osteopathic and allopathic general and family medicine physicians: results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2003–2004

 

Counseling Provided

    
 

Yes

No

    

Patient or Visit Characteristic

No.

%

No.

%

OR†

95% CI

Age, yr

        

   ≤24

0.9

5.2

65.3

20.1

0.34

0.16

-

0.71

   25–44

4.1

24.3

79.1

24.4

1.35

0.91

-

2.02

   45–64

8.5

49.7

105.8

32.6

1.75

1.29

-

2.38

   ≥65

3.5

20.8

74.3

22.9

1‡

 

...

 

Sex

        

   Female

10.2

60.2

189.5

58.4

1‡

 

...

 

   Male

6.8

39.8

135.0

41.6

0.90

0.70

-

1.17

Race

        

   White

12.7

74.9

283.5

87.4

1‡

 

...

 

   Black

3.2

18.8

30.1

9.3

2.20

1.46

-

3.30

   Other

1.1

6.3

10.8

3.3

2.18

1.26

-

3.77

Ethnicity

        

   Non-Hispanic

15.2

89.6

292.3

90.1

1‡

 

...

 

   Hispanic

1.8

10.4

32.0

9.9

1.10

0.65

-

1.89

Geographic region

        

   Northeast

3.2

19.0

48.9

15.1

1.52

0.83

-

2.79

   Midwest

3.1

18.0

91.2

28.1

0.73

0.40

-

1.34

   South

7.2

42.2

113.2

34.9

1.29

0.71

-

2.36

   West

3.5

20.8

71.0

21.9

1‡

 

...

 

Residence in MSA

        

   Yes

14.0

82.0

264.1

81.4

1‡

 

...

 

   No

3.1

18.0

60.5

18.6

1.06

0.63

-

1.80

Episode of care

        

   Initial visit

3.4

20.3

128.1

39.5

1‡

 

...

 

   Follow-up visit

9.6

56.0

136.6

42.1

1.30

0.92

-

1.83

   Unknown

4.0

23.7

59.6

18.4

0.61

0.29

-

1.28

Major reason for visit

        

   Acute problem

3.7

21.5

153.1

47.2

1‡

 

...

 

   Chronic problem

9.0

53.2

116.1

35.8

2.47

1.75

-

3.49

   Preventive care

3.7

21.5

45.4

14.0

6.39

2.91

-

14.05

   Other/unknown

0.6

3.8

9.9

3.0

2.73

1.19

-

6.27

Provider type

        

   Allopathic physician

13.9

81.8

262.8

81.0

1‡

 

...

 

   Osteopathic physician

3.1

18.2

61.8

19.0

0.96

0.58

-

1.58

  1. *Derived from the 2003 and 2004 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey using population estimates based on patient visit weights. CI denotes confidence interval; MSA, metropolitan statistical area; OR, odds ratio.
  2. †ORs are for provision of weight reduction counseling, and are adjusted for the other patient or visit characteristics in the table.
  3. ‡Reference category for OR.