Table 3.
Factors associated with receiving advice from a general practitioner (GP) among overweight and obese persons who visited their general practitioner within the previous 12 months
| Characteristic | Persons receiving advice to change dietary habits (%) |
Adjusted OR* (95%CI) | Persons receiving advice to increase physical activity (%) |
Adjusted OR* (95%CI) |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 22.5 | 1.00 | 15.9 | 1.00 |
| Women | 29.4 | 1.17(0.93–1.46) | 19.2 | 1.02(0.63–1.65) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 20–34 | 10.9 | 1.00 | 3.5 | 1.00 |
| 35–49 | 23.7 | 1.79(1.19–2.68) | 15.2 | 4.35(1.42–13.31) |
| 50–64 | 34.7 | 2.18(1.45–3.27) | 26.1 | 5.34(1.76–16.23) |
| Education group | ||||
| Incomplete secondary | 31.8 | 1.00 | 18.3 | 1.00 |
| Secondary | 25.3 | 1.06(0.77–1.47) | 17.0 | 1.30(0.64–2.66) |
| University | 27.0 | 1.40(0.96–2.04) | 20.1 | 2.26(0.99–5.17) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Cities | 26.0 | 1.00 | 19.0 | 1.00 |
| Towns | 27.6 | 1.01(0.79–1.29) | 17.4 | 0.74(0.44–1.27) |
| Villages | 25.6 | 0.81(0.61–1.07) | 16.7 | 0.71(0.39–1.30) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 26.3 | 1.00 | 18.4 | 1.00 |
| Unmarried | 26.9 | 0.90(0.70–1.16) | 15.6 | 0.91(0.51–1.62) |
| Perceived health status | ||||
| Good | 11.3 | 1.00 | 6.2 | 1.00 |
| Average | 29.5 | 2.61(1.93–3.52) | 20.5 | 2.80(1.37–5.71) |
| Poor | 48.5 | 5.32(3.62–7.82) | 31.8 | 4.77(2.03–11.21) |
| Visits to GP during the last year | ||||
| 1–2 times | 12.8 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 1.00 |
| 3–4 times | 28.4 | 2.36(1.74–3.21) | 11.2 | 1.75(1.14–2.68) |
| 5 times and more | 45.2 | 3.88(2.97–5.08) | 22.2 | 3.22(2.25–4.59) |
| Body mass index kg/m2 | ||||
| 25–29.99 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 8.6 | 1.00 |
| 30–34.99 | 36.4 | 2.09(1.65–2.66) | 28.3 | 4.49(2.68–7.51) |
| ≥35 | 52.9 | 3.82(2.72–5.35) | 52.2 | 11.36(6.03–21.43) |
* Adjusted for all variables included in the model