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- Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and BMI of Patients Presenting for Preventive Care to Family Medicine Providers
Characteristic Percentage or Mean ± SD Adults (n = 405) Female 227 (56%) Male 178 (44%) Age 48.1 ± 15.5 years BMI calculated at well visit 257 (63%) Height/weight measured at well visit 112 (28%) BMI calculated within past year 26 (6%) No height or weight in chart 10 (2.5%) BMI category Underweight (less than 18.5) 8 (2%) Normal (18.5 to 24.9) 80 (20%) Overweight (25 to 29.9) 128 (32%) Obese (30 to 39.9) 150 (38%) Morbidly obese (greater than 40) 29 (7%) Children (n = 148) Female 85 (57%) Male 63 (43%) Age 10.3 ± 5.3 years BMI-for-age calculated 0 Height and weight measured 141 (95%) CDC BMI-for-age category* Underweight (below 5th percentile) 2 (1%) Healthy weight (5th to below 85th percentile) 73 (52%) At risk of overweight (85th to below 95th percentile) 38 (27%) Overweight (above 95th percentile) 28 (20%) * BMI-for-age calculated from charted height, weight, and age data and compared with percentile standards are available at www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/childrens_BMI/about_childrens_BMI.htm.
- Table 2.
Percentage of Adult Patients with Chart Documentation of Weight-Related Education by BMI Category
Education Type BMI Category Overweight (25 to 29.9),n = 128 Obese (30 to 39.9),n = 150 Morbidly Obese (Greater than 40),n = 29 Total,n = 307 Weight education* None 79 (62%) 67 (45%) 11 (38%) 157 (51%) Minimal 39 (30%) 65 (43%) 13 (45%) 117 (38%) Detailed 10 (8%) 18 (12%) 5 (17%) 33 (11%) Diet education† None 71 (56%) 68 (41%) 12 (41.%) 151 (49%) Minimal 44 (34.%) 67 (44%) 9 (31%) 120 (39%) Detailed 13 (10%) 15 (10%) 8 (28%) 36 (12%) Exercise education‡ None 83 (65%) 82 (55%) 16 (55%) 181 (59%) Minimal 35 (28%) 57 (38%) 9 (31%) 102 (33%) Detailed 9 (7%) 11 (7%) 4 (14%) 24 (8%) * χ2 = 10.78, df = 4, P = .029
† χ2 = 11.11, df = 4, P = .025
‡ χ2 = 4.8, df = 4, P = .305.
- Table 3.
Percentage of Children and Adolescents with Documented Weight-Related Education by BMI Category
Education Type BMI Category Healthy Weight (5th to Below 85th Percentile),n = 73 At Risk of Overweight (85th to Below 95th Percentile),n = 38 Overweight (Above 95th Percentile),n = 28 Total,n = 139 Weight education* None 44 (60%) 19 (50%) 13 (46%) 76 (55%) Minimal 29 (40%) 19 (50%) 14 (50%) 62 (45%) Detailed 0 0 1 (4%) 1 (<1%) Diet education† None 34 (47%) 16 (42%) 11 (39%) 61 (44%) Minimal 39 (53%) 22 (58%) 15 (54%) 76 (55%) Detailed 0 0 2 (7%) 2 (1%) Exercise education‡ None 42 (58%) 18 (47%) 14 (50%) 74 (53%) Minimal 31 (42%) 20 (53%) 13 (46%) 64 (46%) Detailed 0 0 1 (4%) 1 (<1%) * χ2 = 5.703, df = 4, P = .22
† χ2 = 8.31, df = 4, P = .081
‡ χ2 = 5.080, df = 4, P = .279.
- Table 4.
Percentage of Child and Adolescent Medical Charts with Standardized Growth Charts
Age Group n Number with Growth Charts 2 to 5 years 41 41 (100%) 6 to 10 years 29 27 (93%) 11 to 14 years 33 20 (61%) 15 to 18 years 45 15 (33%) χ2 = 55.87, df = 3, P < .001.
