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Table 3 Differences in Mean Attitude Factor Scores *by Background Characteristics

From: Physicians' attitudes about obesity and their associations with competency and specialty: A cross-sectional study

Background Characteristics

Physician Discomfort/Bias

Physician Success

Positive Outcome Expectancies

Negative Outcome Expectancies

Specialty

        

   Internal Medicine

1.77 (.58)

P = .085

2.74 (.58)

P = .512

2.49 (.49)

P < .001

2.75 (.63)

P < .001

   Pediatrics

1.64 (.52)

 

2.73 (.60)

 

2.85 (.53)

Peds > IM, Psych

2.90 (.61)

Psych < IM, Peds

   Psychiatry

1.87 (.65)

 

2.65 (.56)

 

2.53 (.52)

 

2.38 (.55)

 

Gender

        

   Male

1.78 (.58)

P = .869

2.70 (.56)

P = .894

2.49 (.53)

P = .007

2.68 (.62)

P = .197

   Female

1.76 (.62)

 

2.71 (.57)

 

2.68 (.52)

 

2.58 (.65)

 
  1. *4-point Likert Scale (Disagree Strongly [1]; Disagree Somewhat [2]; Agree Somewhat [3]; and Agree Strongly [4])