Table 2.
Characteristics of Childhood Obesity Training for Residents
| Pediatrics a | Internal Medicine- Pediatricsa |
Family Medicine a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training Characteristic | Sample N |
N (%) | Sample N |
N (%) | Sample N |
N (%) |
| Formal Childhood Obesity Curriculum b | 84 | 19 (22.6) | 31 | 11 (35.5) | 173 | 24 (13.9) |
| Training in Childhood Obesity Prevention | 83 | 70 (84.3) | 32 | 29 (90.6) | 170 | 140 (82.4) |
| Training in Childhood Obesity Diagnosis | 88 | 84 (95.5) | 34 | 34 (100.0) | 174 | 163 (93.7) |
| Training in Diagnosis of Complications of Childhood Obesity b | 88 | 82 (93.2) | 32 | 31 (96.9) | 170 | 135 (79.4) |
| Training in Childhood Obesity Treatment c | 84 | 74 (88.1) | 32 | 31 (96.9) | 170 | 136 (80.0) |
a Sample size varies due to missing data; Difference across specialties, χ2 or Fisher's Exact
bp < 0.01 cp < 0.05