The time burden of overweight and obesity in primary care

Table 4 Odds ratios and obesity-attributable fractions (AFs) for clinical items*

Diagnosis	Number of Cases	Estimated Population %	Odds Ratio	p-value	AF (overweight + obese)
HbA1c
Normal	68	3.71	1.00	< 0.0001	38.72%
Overweight	94	4.27	1.09 (0.75, 1.58)
Obese	251	9.29	2.78 (1.93, 4.01)
Blood Pressure
Normal	1,704	97.15	1.00	0.569	0.05%
Overweight	1,957	96.91	0.92 (0.53, 1.58)
Obese	2,558	97.55	1.14 (0.69, 1.88)
Cholesterol
Normal	296	18.98	1.00	0.003	7.08%
Overweight	374	18.73	0.93 (0.75, 1.16)
Obese	540	23.08	1.33 (1.04, 1.69)
Diet/Nutrition
Normal	284	16.98	1.00	< 0.0001	23.04%
Overweight	404	19.09	1.15 (0.91, 1.44)
Obese	759	28.26	1.93 (1.55, 2.41)
Exercise
Normal	228	14.57	1.00	< 0.0001	23.61%
Overweight	327	17.12	1.22 (0.96, 1.54)
Obese	606	23.66	1.85 (1.41, 2.43)
Weight Reduction
Normal	26	1.3	1.00	< 0.0001	87.54%
Overweight	117	6.22	5.55 (2.51, 12.28)
Obese	496	19.22	19.27 (8.55, 43.44)
Depression
Normal	84	6.05	1.00	0.245	-24.58%
Overweight	78	4.06	0.73 (0.44, 1.21)
Obese	78	3.79	0.68 (0.42, 1.09)
EKG
Normal	81	6.86	1.00	0.430	-13.53%
Overweight	106	6.05	0.84 (0.55, 1.29)
Obese	113	5.26	0.80 (0.57, 1.13)
Physical Therapy
Normal	37	2.38	1.00	0.756	-6.71%
Overweight	37	2.37	0.99 (0.65, 1.50)
Obese	53	2.17	0.85 (0.54, 1.35)

*Regressions adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance status, solo vs. group practice, and number of visits in the previous 12 months. Regressions limited to patients with recorded BMI, excluding BMI < 18.5 kg/m².

ISSN: 1472-6963