Table 2.

Management of overweight/obesity among primary care patients by documentation of overweight/obesity and degree of overweight/obesity (adjusted OR (95% CI))

	Documentation of overweight and/or obesity	Overweight	Mild obesity	Moderate or severe obesity
Advise to lose weight	Yes	7.2 (4.8 – 10.6) *	3.3 (2.3 – 4.6)	4.0 (2.4 – 6.6)
	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)
Physical activity recommendations	Yes	2.3 (1.5 – 3.4)	1.9 (1.3 – 2.8)	2.2 (1.3 – 3.7)
	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)
Diet recommendations	Yes	2.9 (1.8 – 4.7)	3.2 (2.1 – 4.9)	2.5 (1.5 – 4.3)
	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)
Referral for nutrition counseling	Yes	3.3 (2.1 – 5.4) †	2.5 (1.6 – 4.0)	2.7 (1.4 – 5.2) ‡
	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)

^*Adjusted for sex

^† Adjusted for age

^‡ Adjusted for education