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Table 1 Association of importance of teaching obesity related topics and percentage of overweight/obese patients seen in practice

From: Obesity education in the family medicine clerkship: a US and Canadian survey of clerkship directors’ beliefs, barriers, and curriculum content

% of patients OW &/or obese

Not at all important

Slightly important

Moderately important

Very Important

Extremely important

Total Percent

 

n = 7

n = 28

n = 41

n = 18

 

0–25% n = 3

(0%)

(0%)

(66.7%)

(0%)

(33.3%)

100%

26–50% n = 36

(0%)

(2.8%)

(33.3%)

(44.4%)

(19.4%)

100%

51–75% n = 48

(0%)

(12.5%)

(25.0%)

(43.8%)

(18.8%)

100%

76–100% n = 7

(0%)

(0%)

(28.6%)

(57.1%)

(14.3%)

100%

  1. Fisher’s Exact test, p = 0.627
  2. OW overweight