Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 250)
Variables | Specialty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Full Sample | Internal Medicine | Pediatrics | Psychiatry | Significance 1 |
% (n) | 100% (250) | 37% (93) | 24% (59) | 39% (98) | Â |
Physician Characteristics | |||||
   % (n) Female | 48% (121) | 39% (36) | 56% (33) | 44% (43) | X2 = 4.39 p = .112 |
Training Characteristics | |||||
Mean (SD) Yrs Since Residency | 14.4 (11.4) | 13.7 (11.5) | 13.9 (10.7) | 16.8 (12.3) | F = 1.39 p = .252 |
Practice Characteristics | |||||
Time Spent Providing Direct Care in Public Outpatient Setting2 | 2.5 (1.2) | 2.7 (1.4) | 2.6 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.5) | F = 1.35 P = .26 |
   Mean (SD) Hrs/Wk See Outpatients | 22.0 (14.8) | 21.5 (14.8) | 24.1 (17.3) | 21.4 (13.5) | F = .58 p = .562 |
   Mean (SD) % of Pts in Practice Obese | 21.9 (16.5) | 28.4 (15.8) | 18.2 (16.3) | 18.0 (15.4) | F = 11.22 P < .001 Peds, Psych<IM |
Perceived Obesity Counseling Skills 3 | |||||
   Mean (SD) Assess | 2.9 (.6) | 3.0 (.5) | 3.1 (.6) | 2.8 (.7) | F = 6.66 p = .002 Psych<IM, Peds |
   Mean (SD) Advise | 2.9 (.7) | 3.1 (.6) | 3.1 (.6) | 2.8 (.7) | F = 5.95 p = .003 Psych<IM, Peds |
   Mean (SD) Agree | 2.8 (.8) | 2.9 (.7) | 2.8 (.8) | 2.6 (.8) | F = 5.32 p = .006 Psych<IM, Peds |
   Mean (SD) Assist | 2.6 (.8) | 2.7 (.7) | 2.6 (.8) | 2.6 (.8) | F = .16 p = .85 |
   Mean (SD) Arrange | 2.9 (.7) | 2.8 (.7) | 3.0 (.7) | 3.9 (.7) | F = 2.63 p = .074 |
   Mean (SD) Reported % of Pts in Practice Lose Weight | 14.4 (11.4) | 15.2 (15.7) | 7.5 (9.0) | 16.5 (18.3) | F = 4.44 p = .013 Psych, IM>Peds |