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Home Research Research Library Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates 2016 Author(s) Gaglioti, Anne H, Petterson, Stephen M, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine BACKGROUND: Obesity causes substantial morbidity and mortality in the United States. Evidence shows that primary care physician (PCP) supply correlates positively with improved health, but its association with obesity in the United States as not been adequately characterized. Our purpose was to characterize the association between PCP supply in US counties and adult obesity. METHODS: We performed a multivariate logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between county-level PCP supply and individual obesity status. We controlled for individual variables, including sex, race, marital status, income, and insurance status, and county-level variables, including rurality and poverty. RESULTS: Higher county-level PCP supply was associated with lower adult obesity after controlling for common confounders. Individuals living in counties with the most robust PCP supply were about 20% less likely to be obese (P ABFM Research Read all 2024 Celebrating 25 Years of High-Quality Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy Research Go to Celebrating 25 Years of High-Quality Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy Research 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures 2023 Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States Go to Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States 2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S
Author(s) Gaglioti, Anne H, Petterson, Stephen M, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2024 Celebrating 25 Years of High-Quality Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy Research Go to Celebrating 25 Years of High-Quality Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy Research 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures 2023 Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States Go to Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States 2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S
2024 Celebrating 25 Years of High-Quality Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy Research Go to Celebrating 25 Years of High-Quality Family Medicine and Primary Care Policy Research
2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures
2023 Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States Go to Foundational Collective Actions for Achieving Agile High-Quality Primary Care in the United States
2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S
