Table 3.
Characteristics for normal range, overweight and obese patients in study sample
| Normal Range | Overweight | Obese | p-valuea | |
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| BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 (n=28) | BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 (n=60) | BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (n=120) | ||
| Age in years | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 62.8 (12.5) | 64.2 (11.1) | 61.0 (12.7) | 0.41 |
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| Sex | ||||
| Female | 20 (71%) | 37 (62%) | 77 (64%) | 0.67 |
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| Race | ||||
| Black | 18 (64%) | 32 (53%) | 74 (62%) | 0.49 |
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| Education | ||||
| High school grad | 18 (64%) | 46 (77%) | 86 (72%) | 0.48 |
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| Insurance status | ||||
| Uninsured | 2 (7%) | 6 (10%) | 12 (10%) | 0.89 |
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| Number of co-morbid conditions | ||||
| 1–3 | 13 (48%) | 36 (63%) | 52 (44%) | 0.05 |
| ≥4 | 14 (52%) | 21 (37%) | 67 (56%) | |
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| Physician familiarity with the patient | ||||
| Know very well | 27 (96%) | 43 (72%) | 91 (76%) | 0.03 |
| or well | ||||
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| Depressive symptoms | ||||
| CES-D>16 | 8 (31%) | 12 (20%) | 37 (32%) | 0.28 |
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| Visit length in minutes | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 15.8 (5.1) | 14.5 (5.7) | 15.1 (5.6) | 0.41 |
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| Race concordance with physician | ||||
| Race concordant | 11 (39%) | 26 (43%) | 57 (48%) | 0.69 |
BMI, body mass index; CES-D, Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
a
p-value calculated using an adjusted Wald test for continuous variables and a Pearson’s χ2 for dichotomous and categorical variables.