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. 2014 Nov;134(5):892–899. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1282

TABLE 7.

Postvisit Parental Reports of Pediatrician Communication Regarding Their Child’s Weight Status

Postvisit Survey Proportion, % Pa
Overall (N = 26) LI (n = 8) LC (n = 18)
Postvisit parental report that pediatrician .07
 Did not communicate that child was overweight 8b 25 0
 Communicated child was healthy weight 12c 0 17
 Communicated child was overweight 81 75 83

All children were overweight or obese.

a

For comparison of LI versus LC groups.

b

Half had direct communication of overweight observed in the video-/audio-recording.

c

One hundred percent had direct communication of overweight observed.