Table 1.

Characteristics of the study sample (N = 498)

	N	%
Physician characteristics
Gender
Female	163	33
Male	334	67
Race/ethnicity
White	350	70
Black	15	3
Asian	75	15
Hispanic	25	5
Other race	32	1
Age, years
Under 40	140	28
Aged 40–54	205	41
Aged 55 and older	152	31
Specialty
General practice/family medicine	273	55
General internal medicine	224	45
Body weight category
Normal BMI	230	47
Overweight	191	38
Obese	76	15
Weight loss intention
Trying	206	41
Not trying	291	59
Very good/good training in medical school or residency	179	36
Practice characteristics
Practice setting
Inpatient	49	10
Outpatient	313	63
Both inpatient and outpatient	136	27
Location of practice
Northeast	104	21
North central	111	23
South	166	33
West	116	23
Patient chart
Includes BMI	375	76
Health insurance accepted
Private insurance	469	94
Medicare	457	92
Medicaid/CHIP/SCHIP	316	64

Numbers may not add up to 100% because of rounding. The bodyweight categories are defined as follows: normal BMI (BMI: 18.5–24.9 kg/m²), overweight (BMI: 25.0–29.9 kg/m²), and obese (BMI: ≥30 kg/m ²).

CHIP, Children’s Health Insurance Program; SCHIP, State Children’s Health Insurance Program.