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Table 2 Characteristics of Childhood Obesity Training for Residents

From: Training in childhood obesity management in the United States: a survey of pediatric, internal medicine-pediatrics and family medicine residency program directors

 

Pediatrics a

Internal Medicine-

Pediatricsa

Family Medicine a

Training Characteristic

Sample

N

N (%)

Sample

N

N (%)

Sample

N

N (%)

Formal Childhood Obesity Curriculum b

84

19 (22.6)

31

11 (35.5)

173

24 (13.9)

Training in Childhood Obesity Prevention

83

70 (84.3)

32

29 (90.6)

170

140 (82.4)

Training in Childhood Obesity Diagnosis

88

84 (95.5)

34

34 (100.0)

174

163 (93.7)

Training in Diagnosis of Complications of Childhood Obesity b

88

82 (93.2)

32

31 (96.9)

170

135 (79.4)

Training in Childhood Obesity Treatment c

84

74 (88.1)

32

31 (96.9)

170

136 (80.0)

  1. a Sample size varies due to missing data; Difference across specialties, χ2 or Fisher's Exact
  2. bp < 0.01 cp < 0.05