Table 2.
AORs for Clinicians Characteristics and Pediatric WMP Referrals, DocStyles 2017 (n=891)
| Provided community- or clinical-based WMP referral | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | All respondents, n (%) | Bivariate analysis, n (%) | Multivariate analysis,a AOR (95% CI) |
| Clinicians | |||
| Total | 891 (100) | 477 (53.5) | — |
| Age | |||
| <45 years | 357 (40.1) | 206 (57.7) | ref |
| ≥45 years | 534 (59.9) | 271 (50.8) | 0.83 (0.62, 1.11) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 499 (56.0) | 243 (48.7) | ref |
| Female | 392 (44.0) | 234 (59.7) | 1.63 (1.20, 2.21) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 652 (73.2) | 342 (52.5) | ref |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 21 (2.4) | 10 (47.6) | 0.79 (0.32, 1.97) |
| Hispanic | 37 (4.2) | 23 (62.2) | 1.24 (0.60, 2.55) |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 135 (15.2) | 74 (54.8) | 1.00 (0.67, 1.49) |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 135 (15.2) | 74 (54.8) | 1.00 (0.67, 1.49) |
| Other/multiracial, non-Hispanic | 46 (5.2) | 28 (60.9) | 1.25 (0.66, 2.39) |
| Clinical practice | |||
| Census region | |||
| Northeast | 196 (22.0) | 109 (55.6) | 1.10 (0.75, 1.60) |
| South | 319 (35.8) | 159 (49.8) | ref |
| Midwest | 188 (21.1) | 108 (57.5) | 1.39 (0.95, 2.03) |
| West | 188 (21.1) | 101 (53.7) | 1.20 (0.82, 1.75) |
| Specialty | |||
| Family practitioner | 420 (47.1) | 193 (46.0) | 0.70 (0.47, 1.04) |
| Internist | 113 (12.7) | 70 (62.0) | 1.21 (0.70, 2.09) |
| Pediatrician | 228 (25.6) | 139 (61.0) | ref |
| Nurse practitioner | 130 (14.6) | 75 (57.7) | 0.95 (0.56, 1.61) |
| Work setting | |||
| Individual outpatient | 170 (19.1) | 86 (50.6) | 1.00 (0.70, 1.44) |
| Group outpatient | 673 (75.5) | 361 (53.6) | ref |
| Inpatient | 48 (5.4) | 30 (62.5) | 1.06 (0.55, 2.01) |
| Teaching hospital privileges | |||
| Yes | 401 (45.0) | 253 (63.1) | ref |
| No | 490 (55.0) | 224 (45.7) | 0.51 (0.38, 0.68) |
| Number of well-child visits per week | |||
| <5 | 190 (21.3) | 92 (48.4) | ref |
| 5 to 14 | 324 (36.4) | 162 (50.0) | 0.97 (0.67, 1.43) |
| ≥15 | 377 (42.3) | 223 (59.2) | 1.23 (0.81, 1.88) |
| Clinician reported patient characteristics | |||
| Patient income | |||
| Low (<$50,000) | 302 (33.9) | 159 (52.7) | 1.24 (0.88, 1.75) |
| Middle ($50,000 to <$100,000) | 314 (35.2) | 183 (58.3) | 1.63 (1.16, 2.29) |
| High (≥$100,000) | 275 (30.9) | 135 (49.1) | ref |
| Pediatric patients with obesity | |||
| <10% | 165 (18.5) | 89 (53.9) | ref |
| 10% to <20% | 260 (29.2) | 132 (50.8) | 0.80 (0.53, 1.22) |
| 20% to <40% | 333 (37.4) | 183 (55.0) | 0.92 (0.62, 1.37) |
| ≥40% | 133 (14.9) | 73 (54.9) | 0.84 (0.52, 1.37) |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).
a
All provider medical practice and patient characteristics were included in one model. 95% CI does not include 1.00.
WMP, weight management program.