Table 4.
Physician perception of patients’ trust in weight loss advice, by physician’s body weight
| Normal BMI | Overweight/obese | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| N = 233 | N = 265 | ||
| Likelihood overweight/obese patients will trust weight loss advice from overweight/obese doctorsa | |||
| More likely | 4% | 10% | 0.029 |
| As likely | 17% | 21% | |
| Less likely | 79% | 69% | |
| Likelihood overweight/obese patients will trust weight loss advice from normal weight doctorsb | |||
| More likely | 75% | 64% | 0.063 |
| As likely | 19% | 28% | |
| Less likely | 6% | 8% | |
P value based on χ2-test.
a
Survey question: “Do you think overweight/obese patients are more likely, less likely or as likely to trust weight loss advice from overweight/obese physicians?”.
b
Survey question: “Do you think overweight/obese patients are more likely, less likely or as likely to trust weight loss advice from healthy weight physicians?