The Role of Obesity Training in Medical School and Residency on Bariatric Surgery Knowledge in Primary Care Physicians

Table 5

Factors associated with a physician’s confidence in treating obesity.

	Odds ratio	95% CI interval	value
Sex
Female	1.00	Ref.
Male	0.761	(0.238, 2.435)	0.2126
Age
20–39	1.00	Ref.
40–49	0.179	(0.037, 0.864)	0.0322
50+	1.049	(0.221, 4.982)	0.0036
Body mass index
Underweight/normal weight	1.00	Ref.
Overweight	0.977	(0.227, 4.198)	0.0010
Obese	2.231	(0.583, 8.540)	0.2415
Training
No training	1.00
Some training	1.083	(0.322, 3.642)	0.0164

Results delineated in bold indicate statistically significant differences across the variable at < 0.05.