Table 1.
Sample demographics and characteristics
|
PwO (n = 2,001) |
HCPs (n = 302) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (range) | 50 (18–87) | 52 (29–81) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Male | 1,090 (54) | 272 (90) |
| Female | 910 (45) | 30 (10) |
| Other | 1 (<1) | 0 (0) |
| BMI classification, n (%) | ||
| Respondents | 2,001 (100) | 254 (84) † |
| BMI <25 kg/m2 | 0 (0) | 199 (78) |
| Obesity class I (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 1,459 (74) | 48 (19) |
| Obesity class II (30–34.9 kg/m2) | 356 (17) | 6 (2) |
| Obesity class III (35–39.9 kg/m2) | 89 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Obesity class IV (≥40 kg/m2) | 97 (5) | 1 (<1) |
| No. comorbidities, n (%) | ||
| 0 | 681 (34) | – |
| 1 | 534 (27) | – |
| 2 | 355 (18) | – |
| 3 | 251 (13) | – |
| ≥4 | 180 (9) | – |
| HCP category, n (%) | ||
| PCP | – | 150 (50) |
| Specialist | – | 152 (50) |
| Cardiologist | – | 38 (13) |
| Gastroenterologist | – | 36 (12) |
| Diabetologist | – | 31 (10) |
| Internal medicine (non‐PCP) | – | 23 (8) |
| Other | – | 17 (6) |
| Endocrinologist | – | 6 (2) |
| Bariatrics/obesity medicine ‡ | – | 1 (<1) |
| Obesity specialist § | ||
| Yes | – | 108 (36) |
| No | – | 194 (64) |
For people with obesity (PwO), all numbers (n) and demographic percentage values (age, sex) were unweighted, whereas all non‐demographic percentage values were weighted. Healthcare professional (HCP) data, including all numbers (n) and percentage values, were not weighted.
PCP, primary care physician.
Of the 302 HCPs, 48 declined to provide their height and/or weight measurements, so body mass index (BMI) classification was not determined for these respondents.
Bariatric surgeons were ineligible per protocol‐prespecified criteria.
A qualified HCP who sees ≥50% of their patients for the management of obesity or excess weight, and/or has received advanced formal training in obesity treatment beyond medical school, and/or perceives themselves as an obesity expert or works in an obesity service clinic.