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Published in final edited form as: J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):544–552. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.080173

Table 3.

Management of overweight/obesity among primary care patients by presence of at least one weight-related comorbidity and degree of overweight/obesity (adjusted OR (95% CI))

	At least one weight-related comorbidity	Overweight	Mild obesity	Moderate or severe obesity

Advice to lose weight	Yes	2.3 (1.5 – 3.4) ^*	2.0 (1.4 – 3.0)	3.4 (1.9 – 6.2)^*
Advice to lose weight	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)

Physical activity recommendations	Yes	1.5 (1.1 – 1.9)	1.2 (0.8 – 1.7)	2.9 (1.5 – 5.4)^*
Physical activity recommendations	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)

Dietary recommendations	Yes	2.4 (1.8 – 3.2)	2.0 (1.3 – 3.0)	4.8 (2.4 – 9.6)^*^†
Dietary recommendations	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)

Referral for nutrition counseling	Yes	3.4 (1.8 – 6.4)^*	3.1 (1.6 – 6.1)	3.3 (1.4 – 7.6)
Referral for nutrition counseling	No	(Referent)	(Referent)	(Referent)

Adjusted for age

^†

Adjusted for sex