Table 4. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) for US patients receiving weight-related advice from HCPs by HCP race/ethnicity^a, stratified by patient race/ethnicity, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2004-2007.

Outcomes	n	ORc	95% CIb	ORc	95% CIb	ORc	95% CIb	ORc	95% CIb
White PTb			White HCP		Black HCP		Hispanic HCP		Asian HCP
To restrict high fat/cholesterol	6,079		1	0.85	(0.48, 1.50)	1.28	(0.90, 1.82)	1.10	(0.88, 1.37)
To exercise more	6,084		1	1.02	(0.56, 1.85)	1.25	(0.87, 1.80)	1.28	(1.02, 1.59)*
Black PTb			White HCP		Black HCP		Hispanic HCP		Asian HCP
To restrict high fat/cholesterol	1,163	0.93	(0.63, 1.38)		1	1.38	(0.69, 2.76)	1.86	(1.11, 3.14)*
To exercise more	1,169	0.81	(0.53, 1.21)		1	1.08	(0.52, 2.24)	1.13	(0.68, 1.89)
Hispanic PTb			White HCP		Black HCP		Hispanic HCP		Asian HCP
To restrict high fat/cholesterol	1,052	0.95	(0.62, 1.46)	2.91	(1.04, 8.15)*		1	1.44	(0.78, 2.67)
To exercise more	1,054	1.08	(0.69, 1.68)	5.18	(1.70, 15.75)**		1	1.45	(0.76, 2.77)
Asian PTb			White HCP		Black HCP		Hispanic HCP		Asian HCP
To restrict high fat/cholesterol	345	0.60	(0.29, 1.25)	4.39	(0.47, 40.80)	8.44	(0.89, 79.54)		1
To exercise more	346	1.14	(0.56,2.34)	7.01	(0.26, 190.41)	3.92	(0.57, 26.90)		1

^aPatient-HCP same race/ethnicity group is the reference group.

^bPT: Patient; CI: Confidence intervals adjusted for the complex survey design of MEPS.

^cORs adjusted for: Patient age, gender, language spoken at home, BMI, number of chronic diseases, self-rated health status, number of clinic visits, education, insurance type, region, MSA, data collection year and HCP gender and specialty.

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01