Table 2 Obesity Screening, Confidence, and Referral to Pediatric Obesity Specialty Clinic by Physician Type, DocStyles, 2008
|  | PEDs* n = 250 n (%) | GPs†n = 621 n (%) | χ2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Use BMI-for-age for obesity screening |  |  | 67.0 | p ≤ 0.0001 |
   At every well child visit | 126 (50) | 138 (22) |  |  |
   Not at every visit | 124 (50) | 483 (78) |  |  |
Confident explaining BMI results |  |  | 9.7 | p ≤ 0.01 |
   Somewhat or very confident | 235 (94) | 538 (87) |  |  |
   Slightly or not at all confident | 15 (6) | 83 (13) |  |  |
For obese patients with complications or co-morbidities, do you have access to a pediatric obesity specialty clinic? |  |  | 37.5 | p ≤ 0.0001 |
   Yes | 162 (65) | 260 (42) |  |  |
   No | 88 (35) | 361 (58) |  |  |