Table 2.
Perspectives of Primary Care Patients Regarding Body Weight and Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) Prior to Adjustment,%
| Overall sample | Men | Women | White | AA | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 337 | 104 | 233 | 118 | 119 | 83 |
| Current weight in lbs (BMI) | 256.8 (40.7) | 282.0 (39.6)* | 245.0 (41.2)* | 264.1 (41.1) | 250.5* (40.4) | 247.9* (40.9) |
| Ideal weight in lbs (BMI) | 171.9 (27.0) | 202.8 (28.4)* | 156.7* (26.4) | 172.9 (26.7) | 171.9 (27.5) | 164.4 (27.1) |
| Weight loss required to achieve perceived ideal weight, % of baseline weight | 33 | 27* | 35* | 34 | 32 | 33 |
| Minimum weight loss satisfactory to patients, % of baseline weight | 24 | 18 | 27* | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ever seriously considered WLS, % | 34 | 22 | 40* | 34 | 33 | 46* |
| PCP provided info about WLS, % | 35 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 45* | 52* |
| Doctor recommended WLS, % | 20 | 14 | 22* | 22 | 16 | 22 |
| Would consider WLS if doctor recommended, % | ||||||
| Yes No† It would cause too much weight loss |
46 54 0.2 |
46 54 0 |
46 54 0.4 |
44 56 0 |
46 54 0 |
66*
34* 4 |
| Don’t know enough about WLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don’t medically qualify | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Try non-surgical weight treatment first | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| Too expensive or insurance issues | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Too risky Not sure that it works Too many side effects Other |
39 1 4 35 |
46 1 1 34 |
37 1 5 35 |
36 0 3 39 |
42 3 4 31 |
39 4 7 31 |
Results delineated in bold and by * refer to statistically significant differences at p < 0.05 across sex or race/ethnicity as appropriate (Wald Chi-square test for difference in proportions, t-test for difference in means)
†Individual reasons for not considering WLS were not tested for significant differences across sex or race/ethnicity