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Table 4 Binary logistic regressions exploring associations between practitioner characteristics and (1) frequency of calculating patient BMI (all patients) and (2) frequency of providing weight management advice to obese patients

From: 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

Variables/Reference categories

How often calculate patient BMI?1,3,5

How often provide weight management advice to obese patients? 2,4,6

AOR

95% CI

p

AOR

95% CI

p

Gender

 Female

REF

–

–

REF

–

–

 Male

0.71

0.55–0.91

0.006

0.60

0.45–0.80

< 0.001

Age

 18–39 years old

REF

–

n.s.

REF

–

n.s.

 40–59 years old (vs younger)

1.06

0.76–1.49

n.s.

1.09

0.74–1.59

n.s.

  > 60 years old (vs younger)

1.04

0.65–1.64

n.s.

0.92

0.54–1.54

n.s.

Country

 England

REF

–

n.s.

REF

 

0.006

 Scotland (vs. Eng)

0.69

0.50–0.97

0.030

0.76

0.53–1.10

n.s.

 Wales (vs. Eng)

1.17

0.74–1.86

n.s.

0.96

0.57–1.63

n.s.

 Northern Ireland (vs. Eng)

1.00

0.56–1.66

n.s.

0.40

0.24–0.68

0.001

Days in practice in week

 1–2 days

REF

–

< 0.001

REF

–

0.010

 3–4 days (vs. less often)

1.64

1.12–2.44

0.013

1.28

0.83–1.98

n.s.

 5–6 days (vs. less often)

1.70

1.30–2.21

< 0.001

1.57

1.16–2.12

0.003

Health professional role

 Practice Nurse

REF

–

–

REF

–

–

 General practitioner

0.27

0.21–0.34

< 0.001

0.63

0.47–0.85

0.002

Years qualified

 0–5 years

REF

–

n.s.

REF

–

n.s.

 6–10 years (vs. more recent)

1.27

0.84–1.92

n.s.

0.71

0.44–1.16

n.s.

 11–15 years (vs. more recent)

1.13

0.82–1.57

n.s.

1.06

0.73–1.55

n.s.

 16–20 years (vs. more recent)

1.26

0.87–1.82

n.s.

0.84

0.55–1.27

n.s.

  > 20 years (vs. more recent)

1.13

0.83–1.52

n.s.

1.07

0.75–1.53

n.s.

List size

  < 2000 patients.

REF

–

n.s.

REF

–

n.s.

 2000–5000 patients (vs less)

1.62

0.94–2.79

n.s.

1.85

1.00–3.41

n.s.

 5000–10,000 patients (vs less)

1.22

0.89–1.68

n.s.

1.22

0.85–1.75

n.s.

 10,000–20,000 patients (vs  less)

1.11

0.86–1.42

n.s.

1.04

0.78–1.38

n.s.

> 20,000 patients (vs less)

1.08

0.69–1.69

n.s.

1.21

0.71–2.07

n.s.

  1. Notes
  2. Base = All participants; AOR = Adj. Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval; n.s. = non-significant (p > 0.05)
  3. Data are not weighted, as country included as covariate
  4. 1 DV = How often calculate BMI of patient (Always/often = 1; Less often = 0).
  5. 2 DV = How often provide weight management advice to obese patients (Always/often = 1; Less often = 0).
  6. Model summaries for final block:
  7. 3 Test of coefficients, χ2(17) = 270.13,p < 0.001; Hosmer & Lemeshow, χ2(8) = 4.29, p = 0.83, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.17.
  8. 4 Test of coefficients, χ2(17) = 79.54,p < 0.001; Hosmer & Lemeshow, χ2(8) = 5.78, p = 0.67, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.06.
  9. 5 Cases excluded due to missing data on one or more variable (n = 68).
  10. 6 Cases excluded due to missing data on one or more variable (n = 68).
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