Comparison of Patients with Obesity Diagnosed by Primary Care Provider (PCP) and Patients Calculated to be Obese by Body Mass Index (BMI) Exclusively.
| Patient Characteristics | PCP Diagnosis of Obesity (n = 83) No. (%) | Obese by BMI Calculation Exclusively (n = 74) No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex* | ||
| Male | 14 (17) | 31 (42) |
| Female | 69 (83) | 43 (58) |
| Age, years | ||
| 18–25 | 8 (10) | 10 (14) |
| 26–40 | 27 (32) | 19 (26) |
| 41–49 | 14 (17) | 17 (23) |
| 50–64 | 31 (37) | 24 (37) |
| 65+ | 3 (4) | 4 (5) |
| Insurance | ||
| Medicaid | 50 (60) | 41 (55) |
| Free care | 5 (6) | 8 (11) |
| Private | 6 (7) | 8 (11) |
| Medicare | 16 (19) | 8 (11) |
| Self-paying | 6 (7) | 8 (11) |
| Race† | ||
| American Indian | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Asian | 0 | 2 (3) |
| African American | 10 (12) | 9 (12) |
| White | 38 (46) | 20 (27) |
| Multiracial, other | 6 (7) | 7 (10) |
| Unknown | 28 (34) | 35 (47) |
| Ethnicity† | ||
| Hispanic | 28 (34) | 33 (45) |
| Non-Hispanic | 9 (11) | 15 (20) |
| Unknown | 46 (55) | 26 (35) |
| Chronic conditions | ||
| Hypertension | 29 (35) | 24 (32) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 (24) | 11 (15) |
| Depression | 28 (34) | 23 (31) |
* χ2 = 11.98, 1 df, P = .001
† Did not test for significance because of missing data.