Canadian Physicians' Use of Antiobesity Drugs and Their Referral Patterns to Weight Management Programs or Providers: The SOCCER Study

Table 3

Predictors of initiating pharmacotherapy.*

Variable	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age	0.98 (0.97–0.99)
Male	0.70 (0.40–1.23)
Body mass index	1.06 (1.03–1.08)
Caucasian ethnicity	1.52 (0.76–3.02)
Specialist physician	0.65 (0.21–2.0)
Private drug coverage	2.36 (1.52–3.66)
Currently employed	1.16 (0.82–1.66)
Patient-physician gender concordance	0.71 (0.34–1.48)
Current smoker	1.61 (1.13–2.30)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease	1.41 (0.97–2.05)

∗Multivariable final adjusted model.