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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Nov 12;29(1):159–170. doi: 10.1002/oby.22990

Table 1:

Physician Demographics

 Obesity training hours (Quartiles)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Overall
N=22 N=18 N=16 N=17 N=73
Age, n (%)
 20–29 (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 1 (5.9) 1 (1.4)
 30–39 4 (18.2) 4 (22.2) 3 (18.8) 3 (17.7) 14 (19.2)
 40–49 4 (18.2) 6 (33.3) 7 (43.8) 8 (47.1) 25 (34.3)
 50–65 13 (59.1) 7 (38.9) 6 (37.5) 5 (29.4) 31 (42.5)
 >65 1 (4.6) 1 (5.6) (0.0) (0.0) 2 (2.7)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 8 (36.4) 1 (5.6) 4 (25.0) 10 (58.8) 23 (31.5)
 Female 14 (63.6) 17 (94.4) 12 (75.0) 7 (41.2) 50 (68.5)
Race, n (%)
 African American 2 (10.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 2 (2.9)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 3 (15.0) 2 (11.1) 2 (13.3) 1 (5.9) 8 (11.4)
 Caucasian 13 (65.0) 15 (83.3) 11 (73.3) 13 (76.5) 52 (74.3)
 Hispanic 1 (5.0) 1 (5.6) 1 (6.7) 3 (17.7) 6 (8.6)
 Native American/Alaskan (0.0) (0.0) 1 (6.7) (0.0) 1 (1.4)
 Mixed 1 (5.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 1 (1.4)
27.1 26.2 26.4 25.2 26.3
BMI, mean kg/m2 (95% CI) (24.3 – 29.9) (22.8 – 29.5) (24.1 – 28.6) (23.5 – 26.8) (24.9 – 27.6)
BMI class, n (%)
 Normal 11 (50.0) 10 (55.6) 8 (50.0) 10 (58.8) 39 (53.4)
 Overweight 4 (18.2) 4 (22.2) 5 (31.3) 5 (29.4) 18 (24.7)
 Obesity 7 (31.8) 4 (22.2) 3 (18.8) 2 (11.8) 16 (21.9)
Overweight/Obesity prior, n (%) 14 (63.6) 8 (44.4) 7 (43.8) 7 (43.8) 36 (50.0)
Specialty, n (%)
 Pediatrics 12 (54.6) 13 (72.2) 12 (75.0) 15 (88.2) 52 (71.2)
 Internal Medicine / Pediatrics 10 (45.5) 5 (27.8) 4 (25.0) 2(11.8) 21 (28.8)
Chronic diseases, n (%)
 Asthma 5 (22.7) 4 (22.2) 3 (18.8) 6 (35.3) 18 (24.7)
 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0)
 Dyslipidemia 2 (9.1) 1 (5.6) 1 (6.3) 1 (5.9) 5 (6.9)
 Gastroesophageal reflux Disease 2 (9.1) 1 (5.6) 5 (31.3) 3 (17.7) 11 (15.1)
 Coronary Artery Disease (0.0) (0.0) 1 (6.3) (0.0) 1 (1.4)
 Hypertension 1 (4.6) 1 (5.6) 2 (12.5) 3 (17.7) 7 (9.6)
 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (0.0) (0.0) 1 (6.3) (0.0) 1 (1.4)
 Obstructive Sleep Apnea (0.0) (0.0) 1 (6.3) (0.0) 1 (1.4)
 Osteoarthritis (0.0) (0.0) 1 (6.3) 1 (5.9) 2 (2.7)
 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (0.0) (0.0) 1 (6.3) 1 (5.9) 2 (2.7)
 Depression 5 (22.7) 2 (11.1) 2 (12.5) (0.0) 9 (12.3)
 None 10 (45.5) 9 (50.0) 8 (50.0) 8 (47.1) 35 (48.0)

BMI = Body Mass Index