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Table 1 Characteristics of office-based physician visits made by persons with BMI 18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2 and those with BMI ≥ 30 kg.m2 in the United States by sex, 2006

From: The impact of obesity on time spent with the provider and number of medications managed during office-based physician visits using a cross-sectional, national health survey

Body Mass Index

18.5-29.9 kg/m2

≥30 kg/m2

 

Females

Males

Females

Males

 

n = 3,114

n = 1,985

n = 2,692

n = 1,489

 

%, (% S.E.)

%, (%S.E.)

%, (% S.E.)

%, (S.E.)

Age in Years

18-34

20.9, (1.6)

17.5, (1.6)

17.3, (1.3)

10.9, (1.1)

35-49

24.3, (1.2)

23.4, (1.4)

27.6, (1.2)

30.1, (1.7)

50-64

24.9, (1.0)

25.5, (1.4)

32.2, (1.3)

32.7, (1.7)

65+

29.9, (1.8)

33.6, (2.1)

22.9, (1.6)

26.3, (2.1)

Race

White

86.0, (1.3)

84.2, (1.9)

80.6, (2.1)

87.0, (1.6)

Black

9.7, (1.1)

10.2, (1.3)

16.6, (2.1)

8.5, (1.5)

Other

4.2, (0.7)

5.6, (1.6)

2.8, (0.5)

4.5, (1.1)

Payment Source

Private Pay

56.8, (2.0)

47.8, (2.8)

52.8, (2.0)

53.9, (2.6)

Medicare

24.4, (1.8)

27.9, (2.1)

20.8, (1.4)

23.1, (2.1)

Medicaid

7.7, (0.9)

7.0, (1.3)

12.8, (1.3)

7.2, (1.0)

Other/Unknown*

11.2, (1.0)

17.3, (2.4)

13.6, (1.6)

15.9, (2.3)

Major Reason for Visit

New problem

1.1, (0.3)

1.1, (0.3)

1.7, (0.4)

1.0, (0.3)

Chronic problem, routine

34.5, (1.7)

34.9, (2.2)

32.1, (1.6)

35.5, (2.1)

Chronic problem, flare-up

26.4, (1.8)

35.2, (2.2)

33.5, (2.0)

35.8, (2.5)

Pre/post surgery

8.6, (0.8)

8.4, (0.9)

11.3, (1.0)

9.1, (1.1)

Preventive care

6.7, (0.8)

5.8, (1.2)

5.6, (0.8)

5.1, (0.9)

Unknown

22.8, (2.2)

14.5, (2.2)

15.9, (1.5)

13.5, (2.0)

Number of Co-morbid Chronic Conditions

0

40.2, (2.1)

34.3, (2.1)

26.4, (1.7)

24.0, (2.1)

1-2

41.7, (1.7)

44.7, (2.2)

45.4, (1.6)

48.5, (2.1)

3+

18.2, (1.3)

21.0, (1.6)

28.3, (2.0)

27.4, (2.2)

Average number of minutes with the provider**

 

21.4, (0.7)

21.2, (0.7)

23.0, (0.8)

22.5, (0.9)

Average number of medications mentioned at the visit**

 

2.5, (0.1)

2.6, (0.1)

3.1, (0.1)

3.1, (0.2)

  1. Source: 2006 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
  2. S.E. = Standard Error
  3. * Other sources include workers' compensation and charity care
  4. ** Mean, (Standard error of the mean)