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Table 2 Number of cases, sample percentage, and estimated population percentage of patients receiving each diagnosis or medication during the office visit (BMI recorded at office visit and excluding BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 [N = 6,368])

From: The time burden of overweight and obesity in primary care

Diagnosis or Medication

Number of Cases

% of Sample

Estimated % of Patient Population (95% CI)

Hypertension

1,797

28.22

32.02 (28.55, 35.49)

Diabetes

793

12.45

11.73 (10.05, 13.41)

Hyperlipidemia

1,064

16.71

19.93 (17.15, 22.71)

*Musculoskeletal

978

15.36

20.83 (17.51, 24.14)

†Cardiovascular disease

617

9.69

12.48 (10.21, 14.76)

Depression

578

9.08

9.61 (7.82, 11.41)

‡Obesity

225

3.53

3.03 (2.12, 3.94)

Any above diagnosis or medication

3,473

54.54

58.44 (54.37, 62.53)

  1. *Musculoskeletal: a composite diagnosis that included low back pain and osteoarthritis
  2. †Cardiovascular disease: a composite diagnosis that included coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, chronic kidney disease, and congestive heart failure.
  3. ‡Obesity numbers and percentages based on diagnosis codes only.