Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 180).
| Patient characteristics (n=178) | M (SD) or % |
|---|---|
| Race (missing 1) | |
| White | 40% |
| Non-white | 59% |
| Male | 45% |
| Age | 14.5 (1.9) |
| Mom's education (missing=12) | |
| High School Education or Less | 22% |
| Post High School Education | 71% |
| BMI Percentile | 94.5 (4.0) |
| Patient very motivated to lose weight vs. somewhat to not at all | 28% |
| Motivation to lose weight1 (scale 1-5) | 3.4 (1.4) |
| Patient very confident can lose weight vs. somewhat to not at all confident | 38% |
| Self-efficacy to lose weight2 (scale 1-5) − | 4.0 (1.1) |
| Patient very comfortable discussing weight with physician vs. somewhat to not at all | 42% |
| Comfort discussing weight with physician3 (scale 1-5) − (missing=2) | 3.8 (1.2) |
| Physician characteristics (n=49) | |
| Race | |
| White/Asian | 90 % |
| African American | 10% |
| Male | 35% |
| BMI (missing=1) | 23.2 (3.9) |
| Years since med school graduation | 22.1 (8.0) |
| Specialty | |
| Pediatrics | 82% |
| Family Medicine | 18% |
| Self-efficacy to address weight | 3.7 (0.8) |
| Physician very comfortable discussing weight with patient vs. somewhat to not at all | 33% |
| Comfort discussing weight with patient3 | 4.0 (1.0) |
| Barriers to discussing weight with patients | 2.8 (0.7) |
1
Motivation to lose weight/address weight assessed on a 5-point scale (1=Not at all to 5 = Very much)
2
Self-efficacy to lose weight/address weight assessed on a 5-point scale (1=Not at all confident to 5 = Very confident)
3
Comfort discussing weight assessed on a 5-point scale (1=Not at all comfortable to 5 = Very comfortable)
4
Barriers assess on a 5-point scale (1=Strongly disagree to 5 = Strongly agree)