Table 1.
Presence of obesity diagnosis in EMR problem list across various patient characteristics for obese patients (BMI ≥30 kg/m2).
| Patient characteristic | Obesity diagnosis present in EMR problem list (%) | Obesity diagnosis absent in EMR problem list (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity group | <0.0001 | ||
| Obese (BMI 30–39 kg/m2) | 3947 (52%) | 3581 (48%) | |
| Morbidly obese (BMI ≥40 kg/m2) | 2142 (80%) | 538 (20%) | |
| Sex | <0.0001 | ||
| Female | 4259 (62%) | 2631 (38%) | |
| Male | 1830 (55%) | 1488 (45%) | |
| Age (years) | <0.0001 | ||
| 18–35 | 1269 (64%) | 713 (36%) | |
| 36–45 | 1177 (67%) | 591 (33%) | |
| 46–55 | 1467 (67%) | 723 (33%) | |
| 56–65 | 1463 (68%) | 692 (32%) | |
| 66–75 | 545 (37%) | 943 (63%) | |
| 76+ | 168 (27%) | 457 (73%) | |
| Race | <0.0001 | ||
| Black | 3854 (65%) | 2114 (35%) | |
| Hispanic | 77 (55%) | 63 (45%) | |
| Other | 78 (54%) | 67 (46%) | |
| White | 2080 (53%) | 1875 (47%) | |
| Patient portal use | <0.0133 | ||
| Users | 1787 (62%) | 1116 (38%) | |
| Nonusers | 4302 (59%) | 3003 (41%) | |
| Insurance provider | 0.01805 | ||
| Private | 3255 (59%) | 2296 (41%) | |
| Public | 2653 (61%) | 1683 (39%) | |
| Uninsured | 181 (56%) | 140 (44%) | |
| Total | 6089 (60%) | 4119 (40%) |
Statistically significant values are shown in bold.
EMR: electronic medical record; BMI: body mass index.