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Table 3 Patient satisfaction and experiences with care following multivariate regression to control for various demographic, socioeconomic and health status differences

From: Obese older adults report high satisfaction and positive experiences with care

 

BMI category

Odds ratio estimatea

Lower C.I.

Upper C.I.

p-value

Global ratings (Satisfaction)

     

Global satisfaction rating for personal doctor

Underweight

0.84

0.73

0.96

0.01

Overweight

1.03

0.98

1.09

0.23

Obese

1.22

1.13

1.31

<0.0001

Global satisfaction rating for specialist (9 or higher out of 10)

Underweight

0.98

0.83

1.16

0.81

Overweight

1.02

0.96

1.08

0.61

Obese

1.13

1.04

1.23

<0.01

Global satisfaction rating for all health care (9 or higher out of 10)

Underweight

1.03

0.91

1.16

0.66

Overweight

1.06

1.01

1.11

0.01

Obesity

1.19

1.12

1.27

<0.0001

Global satisfaction rating for AARP supplement insurance (9 or higher out of 10)

Underweight

0.98

0.86

1.11

0.74

Overweight

1.01

0.96

1.05

0.76

Obese

1.09

1.02

1.16

0.01

Composite ratings (Experiences with care)

     

Personal doctor communication: Personal doctor explained things in a way that was easy to understand, listen carefully to you, show respect for what you had to say, and spend enough time with you

Underweight

0.88

0.77

1.01

0.07

Overweight

1.06

1.01

1.11

0.03

Obese

1.21

1.13

1.29

<0.0001

Chronic condition management: Personal doctor gave clear instructions about how to manage your health condition, and work with you to set personal goals for managing your health condition

Underweight

0.93

0.80

1.07

0.29

Overweight

0.89

0.85

0.94

<0.0001

Obese

0.97

0.91

1.04

0.41

Composite patient experience scores for care coordination is 90 or higher out of 100

Underweight

0.95

0.83

1.09

0.44

Overweight

1.08

1.03

1.14

0.001

Obese

1.2

1.12

1.28

<0.0001

Composite patient experience scores for access to the care is 90 or higher out of 100

Underweight

0.9

0.79

1.03

0.13

Overweight

1.04

0.99

1.09

0.11

Obese

1.12

1.06

1.20

<0.001

  1. aRelative to normal weight. Results of the main outcome measures are after adjustment for survey non-response bias and regression analysis as indicated in Table 2.
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