Research Article
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) |
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Multivariable final adjusted model.
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