Research Article
Canadian Physicians' Use of Antiobesity Drugs and Their Referral Patterns to Weight Management Programs or Providers: The SOCCER Study
Table 1
Baseline Characteristics.
| | Overall | Primary care | Specialist | -value for specialist versus primary care |
| | Age, mean (SD), y | 52.7 (14.3) | 52.6 (14.6) | 52.7 (13.6) | .94 | | Weight, mean (SD), kg | 100.6 (25.1) | 95.8 (20.1) | 113.6 (31.7) | .01 | | BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 36.1 (7.9) | 34.8 (6.3) | 39.8 (10.2) | .01 | | Male | 663 (37) | 460 (35) | 203 (41) | .015 | | Caucasian | 1614 (90) | 1153 (89) | 461 (95) | .01 | | Employed | 987 (55) | 737 (57) | 250 (51) | .04 | | Supplemental health insurance | 996 (56) | 715 (55) | 281 (58) | .33 | | Current smoker | 245 (14) | 189 (15) | 56 (12) | .09 | | Gout | 75 (4) | 45 (4) | 30 (6) | .02 | | Cancer | 90 (5) | 63 (5) | 27 (6) | .56 | | Polycystic ovarian syndrome | 43 (2) | 24 (2) | 19 (4) | .02 | | Type 2 diabetes | 436 (24) | 239 (18) | 197 (40) | .01 | | Impaired fasting glucose/impaired glucose tolerance | 183 (10) | 89 (7) | 94 (19) | .01 | | Coronary artery disease | 166 (9) | 79 (6) | 87 (18) | .01 | | Congestive heart failure | 46 (3) | 21 (2) | 25 (5) | .01 | | Peripheral arterial disease | 38 (2) | 10 (1) | 28 (6) | .01 | | Stroke | 49 (3) | 34 (3) | 15 (3) | .60 | | Arrhythmia | 73 (4) | 45 (4) | 28 (6) | .04 | | Dyslipidemia | 760 (43) | 518 (40) | 242 (50) | .01 | | Hypertension | 853 (48) | 582 (45) | 271 (56) | .01 | | Depression | 395 (22) | 261 (20) | 134 (28) | .01 | | Anxiety | 284 (16) | 213 (16) | 71 (15) | .34 | | Eating Disorder | 40 (2) | 19 (2) | 21 (4) | .01 | | Osteoarthritis | 478 (27) | 289 (22) | 189 (39) | .01 | | Back Pain | 526 (29) | 347 (27) | 179 (37) | .01 | | Fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue | 88 (5) | 69 (5) | 19 (4) | .21 | | Gall bladder disease | 127 (7) | 72 (6) | 55 (11) | .01 | | Abnormal liver enzymes | 60 (3) | 26 (2) | 34 (7) | .01 | | Gastrointestinal reflux | 357 (20) | 249 (19) | 108 (22) | .16 | | Incontinence | 111 (6) | 69 (5) | 42 (9) | .01 | | Sleep apnea | 146 (8) | 54 (4) | 92 (19) | .01 | | Thrombosis/embolism | 25 (1) | 13 (1) | 12 (3) | .03 |
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Data are expressed as no. (%) unless otherwise noted.
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index.
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