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Table 3 Factors associated with receiving advice from a general practitioner (GP) among overweight and obese persons who visited their general practitioner within the previous 12 months

From: Advising overweight persons about diet and physical activity in primary health care: Lithuanian health behaviour monitoring study

Characteristic

Persons receiving advice

to change dietary habits (%)

Adjusted OR* (95%CI)

Persons receiving advice to

increase physical activity (%)

Adjusted OR* (95%CI)

Sex

    

   Men

22.5

1.00

15.9

1.00

   Women

29.4

1.17(0.93–1.46)

19.2

1.02(0.63–1.65)

Age group (years)

    

   20–34

10.9

1.00

3.5

1.00

   35–49

23.7

1.79(1.19–2.68)

15.2

4.35(1.42–13.31)

   50–64

34.7

2.18(1.45–3.27)

26.1

5.34(1.76–16.23)

Education group

    

   Incomplete secondary

31.8

1.00

18.3

1.00

   Secondary

25.3

1.06(0.77–1.47)

17.0

1.30(0.64–2.66)

   University

27.0

1.40(0.96–2.04)

20.1

2.26(0.99–5.17)

Place of residence

    

   Cities

26.0

1.00

19.0

1.00

   Towns

27.6

1.01(0.79–1.29)

17.4

0.74(0.44–1.27)

   Villages

25.6

0.81(0.61–1.07)

16.7

0.71(0.39–1.30)

Marital status

    

   Married

26.3

1.00

18.4

1.00

   Unmarried

26.9

0.90(0.70–1.16)

15.6

0.91(0.51–1.62)

Perceived health status

    

   Good

11.3

1.00

6.2

1.00

   Average

29.5

2.61(1.93–3.52)

20.5

2.80(1.37–5.71)

   Poor

48.5

5.32(3.62–7.82)

31.8

4.77(2.03–11.21)

Visits to GP during the last year

    

   1–2 times

12.8

1.00

6.0

1.00

   3–4 times

28.4

2.36(1.74–3.21)

11.2

1.75(1.14–2.68)

   5 times and more

45.2

3.88(2.97–5.08)

22.2

3.22(2.25–4.59)

Body mass index kg/m 2

    

   25–29.99

19.0

1.00

8.6

1.00

   30–34.99

36.4

2.09(1.65–2.66)

28.3

4.49(2.68–7.51)

   ≥35

52.9

3.82(2.72–5.35)

52.2

11.36(6.03–21.43)

  1. * Adjusted for all variables included in the model