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Figures
- Figure 1.
Generic Disease Management System output with obesity prompt highlighted.
Tables
Characteristics No Prompt Prompt Sex Male 634 (39.6) 659 (41.2) Female 966 (60.4) 941 (58.8) Age (years) 18–29 168 (10.5) 113 (7.1) 30–44 289 (18.1) 273 (17.1) 45–59 611 (38.2) 660 (41.2) 60–75 532 (33.2) 554 (34.6) Smoking Yes 156 (9.8) 157 (9.8) No 1344 (84) 1345 (84) Unknown 100 (6.2) 98 (6.2) Diabetes Yes 299 (18.7) 310 (19.4) No 1301 (81.3) 1290 (80.6) Hyperlipidemia Yes 713 (44.6) 720 (45) No 887 (55.4) 880 (55) Obesity diagnosis Yes 185 (11.6) 198 (12.4) No 1415 (88.4) 1402 (87.6) Psychiatric illness Yes 89 (5.6) 100 (6.3) No 1511 (94.4) 1500 (93.7) Baseline BMI (kg/m2) Mean ± SD 32.3 ± 7.4 32.6 ± 7.2 25.0–29.9 706 (44.1) 663 (41.4) 30.0–34.9 476 (29.8) 498 (31.1) ≥35.0 417 (26.1) 439 (27.4) Time interval (mean days ± SD)* 203 ± 44 205 ± 42 Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
↵* Between initial and follow-up visits.
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.
- Table 2. Results of Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of Factors Associated With a Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)
Variables Effect Coefficient 95% Confidence Interval P Value Clinical reminder −0.0074 −0.060 to 0.045 .78 Baseline BMI (kg/m2) −0.014 −0.022 to −0.0062 .0004* Diabetes diagnosis −0.017 −0.087 to 0.054 .64 Hyperlipidemia diagnosis −0.069 −0.13 to −0.011 .02* Obesity diagnosis −0.20 −0.28 to −0.11 <.0001* Age (years) −0.0069 −0.011 to −0.0027 .0012* ↵* Statistically significant, P < .05.
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