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. 2021 Jun 1;16(6):e0251566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251566

Table 1. Frequency of experiencing weight stigma from doctors.

Total sample Australia Canada France Germany United Kingdom United States
% (N) % (N) % (N) % (N) % (N) % (N) % (N)
Frequency of experiencing weight stigma from a doctor:
    Multiple times 19.8 (1570) 20.1 (137)a,c 20.7 (336)a,c 11.6 (157)b 21.3 (303)a,c 19.6 (256)a 24.8 (381)c
    More than once 26.4 (2087) 23.3 (159)a,b 24.8 (403)a,b 28.1 (379)a,b 29.7 (422)a 24.1 (314)b 26.7 (410)a,b
    Once 20.4 (1611) 19.1 (130)a,b 19.3 (313)a,b 23.7 (320)a 22.4 (318)a,b 19.2 (250)a,b 18.2 (280)b
    Never 33.4 (2647) 37.4 (255)a 35.2 (572)a,c 36.5 (492)a 26.5 (377)b 37.2 (485)a 30.3 (466)b,c

Note. Item only administered to participants who reported at least one experience of weight stigma. Values within the same row not sharing the same subscript letter are significantly different from each other at p ≤ .001.