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Table 2 BMI1 comparison between patients

From: The association between sexual orientation, BMI, obesity diagnosis, and provider recommendation for weight management

Variable

Beta coefficient (lesbian)

p-value (lesbian)

95% confidence interval (lesbian)

Beta coefficient (bisexual)

p-value (bisexual)

95% confidence interval (bisexual)

Age at visit (years)

− 0.14

0.00

− 0.20 to − 0.07

− 0.11

0.09

− 0.24 to 0.02

Total number of visits in the year

0.58

0.00

0.20 to 0.95

0.63

0.12

− 0.17 to 1.43

Sexual orientation

      

Straight

Reference

  

Reference

  

Lesbian/bisexual respectively

0.30

0.74

− 1.50 to 2.11

− 0.79

0.67

− 4.38 to 2.80

Race

      

White

Reference

  

Reference

  

Black

0.59

0.54

− 1.32 to 2.50

0.40

0.80

− 2.74 to 3.54

Asian/other

− 1.68

0.43

− 5.91 to 2.54

− 0.47

0.91

− 8.39 to 7.44

Ethnicity

      

Non-Hispanic

Non-Latino

Reference

  

Reference

  

Hispanic Latino

0.21

0.94

− 4.90 to 5.31

1.07

0.77

− 6.09 to 8.22

Marital status

      

Single

Reference

  

Reference

  

Married/partner/domestic partner

0.44

0.63

− 1.37 to 2.25

0.07

0.97

− 3.30 to 3.45

Separated/divorced/widowed/other

1.22

0.33

− 1.22 to 3.66

− 0.46

0.82

− 4.47 to 3.56

Provider type

      

MD2/DO4

Reference

  

Reference

  

CRNP3

− 1.60

0.10

− 3.53 to 0.33

− 0.12

0.95

–3.76 to 3.52

Pre-DM5 or Type 2-DM

1.49

0.10

− 0.29 to 3.28

3.62

0.02

0.48 to 6.77

Hypertension

1.13

0.22

− 0.69 to 2.95

1.02

0.55

− 2.30 to 4.35

Dyslipidemia

− 0.16

0.87

− 2.10 to 1.77

− 1.45

0.38

− 4.72 to 1.81

  1. 1Body Mass Index (kg/m2); 2Doctor of Medicine; 3Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner; 4Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 5Diabetes Mellitus