Weight assessment and the provision of weight management advice in primary care: a cross-sectional survey of self-reported practice among general practitioners and practice nurses in the United Kingdom

Table 2 Factors most likely to prompt calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI) in mock consultation, by practitioner role

Prompt	Overall		PN¹		GPs²		Chi-Square
Prompt	%	n	%	n	%	n	χ²	p
Physical cues (e.g. body size)	40	813	38	385	43	428	4.40	0.036
Weight-related symptoms	29	585	19	193	39	392	97.83	< 0.001
Computer prompt	12	238	18	183	6	55	76.89	< 0.001
Previous weight-related health condition	7	136	8	85	5	51	8.76	0.003
Known increasing or high BMI³ from medical records	6	128	10	102	3	26	47.54	< 0.001
Incentives payments	2	42	1	9	3	33	14.25	< 0.001
NICE weight loss guidelines	2	36	2	23	1	13	2.74	n.s.
Other	2	41	3	34	1	7	17.90	< 0.001

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