The Role of Obesity Training in Medical School and Residency on Bariatric Surgery Knowledge in Primary Care Physicians
Table 1
Characteristics of study sample by training.
No obesity related training (; 41%)
Obesity related training (; 59%)
Mean BMI (kg/m2)
24.74
25.73
Sex
Male
9 (36)
16 (64)
Female
20 (44)
25 (56)
Age
20–39
1 (6)
16 (94)
40–49
8 (42)
11 (58)
50+
20 (59)
14 (41)
Body mass index
Underweight/normal weight
19 (49)
20 (51)
Overweight
5 (26)
14 (74)
Obese
5 (42)
7 (58)
Ethnic background
Asian/Pacific Islander
3 (38)
5 (62)
Caucasian (non-Hispanic)
25 (43)
33 (57)
Hispanic
1 (50)
1 (50)
Other
0 (0)
2 (100)
Chronic diseases
Asthma
5 (42)
7 (58)
Dyslipidemia
1 (33)
2 (67)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
1 (50)
1 (50)
Coronary artery disease
0 (0)
1 (100)
Hypertension
4 (57)
3 (43)
Obstructive sleep apnea
0 (0)
1 (100)
Osteoarthritis
0 (0)
1 (100)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
0 (0)
1 (100)
Depression
1 (13)
7 (87)
None
17 (50)
17 (50)
Medical specialty
Internal medicine
24 (43)
32 (57)
Family medicine
1 (50)
1 (50)
Internal medicine/pediatrics
2 (22)
7 (78)
Other
2 (67)
1 (33)
Results delineated in bold indicate statistically significant differences across the variable at . We used Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests to determine differences in proportions between those that had no obesity related training and those who had some obesity related training.