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Table 2 Association between patient characteristics and weight recording in general practice for self-reported overweight patients, 2012

From: Recording of weight in electronic health records: an observational study in general practice

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Univariate regression

Multiple regression

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Model 1

Model 2

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odds ratio

p-value

odds ratio

p-value

odds ratio

p-value

Sexa

 Male

Ref.

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Ref.

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Ref.

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 Female

0.91 (0.77–1.06)

0.21

0.86 (0.73–1.03)

0.10

1.11 (0.91–1.35)

0.31

Age categorya

 31–40 years

Ref.

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Ref.

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Ref.

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 41–50 years

3.06 (1.95–4.81)

< 0.001

2.91 (1.84–4.60)

< 0.001

1.81 (1.10–3.00)

0.02

 51–60 years

6.11 (3.95–9.47)

< 0.001

5.61 (3.59–8.75)

< 0.001

2.26 (1.38–3.72)

0.001

 61–67 years

11.13 (7.15–17.32)

< 0.001

10.51 (6.66–16.58)

< 0.001

2.53 (1.51–4.23)

< 0.001

Education levela

 Low

Ref.

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Ref.

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Ref.

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 Intermediate

0.62 (0.52–0.75)

< 0.001

0.81 (0.66–0.99)

0.04

0.83 (0.66–1.05)

0.12

 High

0.52 (0.43–0.64)

< 0.001

0.63 (0.51–0.78)

< 0.001

0.70 (0.54–0.90)

0.005

BMI categorya

  β‰₯ 25 & < 30 kg/m2

Ref.

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Ref.

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Ref.

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  β‰₯ 30 kg/m2

1.77 (1.50–2.08)

< 0.001

1.77 (1.48–2.11)

< 0.001

1.25 (1.01–1.54)

0.04

Smoking statusa

 Never

Ref.

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Ref.

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Ref.

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 Former

1.43 (1.21–1.70)

< 0.001

1.11 (0.92–1.34)

0.27

1.08 (0.86–1.34)

0.52

 Current

1.00 (0.78–1.28)

0.99

1.01 (0.78–1.32)

0.92

0.79 (0.58–1.08)

0.15

Alcohol consumptiona

 Never

Ref.

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Ref.

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Ref.

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  ≀ 1 day/week

1.00 (0.72–1.41)

0.98

0.99 (0.69–1.44)

0.98

1.23 (0.80–1.90)

0.35

 2–3 days/week

0.87 (0.61–1.25)

0.46

0.80 (0.54–1.20)

0.28

1.07 (0.67–1.72)

0.77

 4–5 days/week

1.03 (0.70–1.53)

0.88

0.89 (0.58–1.37)

0.60

1.16 (0.70–1.93)

0.56

 6–7 days/week

1.13 (0.78–1.63)

0.53

0.84 (0.55–1.28)

0.42

1.06 (0.65–1.74)

0.81

Chronic conditionb,c

 Yes

Ref.

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–

–

Ref.

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 No

0.08 (0.07–0.10)

< 0.001

–

–

0.39 (0.25–0.60)

< 0.001

Cardiovascular disorderb

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–

–

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 No

Ref.

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–

–

Ref.

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 Yes

8.72 (7.23–10.51)

< 0.001

–

–

3.16 (2.16–4.62)

< 0.001

Osteoarthritisb

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–

–

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 No

Ref.

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–

–

Ref.

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 Yes

1.64 (1.28–2.09)

< 0.001

–

–

0.73 (0.53–1.00)

0.05

Diabetes mellitusb

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–

–

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 No

Ref.

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–

–

Ref.

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 Yes

18.34 (13.70–24.55)

< 0.001

–

–

10.27 (7.28–14.48)

< 0.001

COPDb

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–

–

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 No

Ref.

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–

–

Ref.

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 Yes

2.87 (2.03–4.05)

< 0.001

–

–

2.00 (1.31–3.06)

< 0.001

  1. Odds ratios are presented with their 95% confidence interval
  2. BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  3. aSelf-reported data (AMIGO-study)
  4. bData from electronic health records (NIVEL-PCD)
  5. cPresence of cardiovascular disorder, and/or osteoarthritis, and/or diabetes mellitus, and/or COPD (yes/no)
  6. For both univariate and multiple regression analyses a random intercept was included to account for clustered data of patients within general practices
  7. Multiple regression analyses, model 1: sex, age, education level, BMI-category, smoking status, and alcohol consumption, model 2: model 1 + five variables related to the presence or absence of the four (clusters of) chronic conditions