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/m^2)	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.