Table 2.
Obesity Screening, Confidence, and Referral to Pediatric Obesity Specialty Clinic by Physician Type, DocStyles, 2008
| PEDs* n = 250 n (%) | GPs† n = 621 n (%) | χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use BMI-for-age for obesity screening | 67.0 | p ≤ 0.0001 | ||
| At every well child visit | 126 (50) | 138 (22) | ||
| Not at every visit | 124 (50) | 483 (78) | ||
| Confident explaining BMI results | 9.7 | p ≤ 0.01 | ||
| Somewhat or very confident | 235 (94) | 538 (87) | ||
| Slightly or not at all confident | 15 (6) | 83 (13) | ||
| For obese patients with complications or co-morbidities, do you have access to a pediatric obesity specialty clinic? | 37.5 | p ≤ 0.0001 | ||
| Yes | 162 (65) | 260 (42) | ||
| No | 88 (35) | 361 (58) | ||
*PEDs = Pediatricians
†GPs = General Practitioners with pediatric patients.