Table 3.
Characteristics of visits with obesity diagnosis during preventive care visit in 2006-2009 NAMCS and NHAMCS by subgroup
| 2006-2007 (n=266) |
2008-2009 (n=262) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % (95%CI) | Weighted % (95%CI) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | <.0001 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 23 (11-35) | 54 (43-65) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 23 (14-32) | 20 (13-27) | |
| Hispanic | 40 (30-50) | 22 (12-32) | |
| Others | 15 (9-20) | 4 (3-5) | |
| Neighborhood Poverty Level (percent) | 0.9310 | ||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | 17 (4-29)* | 19 (8-30)* | |
| Quartile 2 | 23 (14-32) | 18 (8-29) | |
| Quartile 3 | 34 (21-47) | 39 (28-51) | |
| Quartile 4 (highest) | 22 (15-29) | 19 (10-27) | |
| Neighborhood Education Level (percent) | 0.6310 | ||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | 29 (20-37) | 24 (15-32) | |
| Quartile 2 | 16 (9-24) | 22 (13-32) | |
| Quartile 3 | 35 (28-43) | 29 (19-39) | |
| Quartile 4 (highest) | 15 (10-21) | 20 (11-28) | |
| Diet/Nutrition counseling | 75 (64-87) | 68 (21-42) | 0.3974 |
| Exercise counseling | 53 (40-66) | 53 (42-64) | 0.9604 |
CI = confidence interval
*
Estimates not reliable due to small sample size (less than 30)