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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 2013 Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care Go to Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care 2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference 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 2025 Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Go to Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model
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 2013 Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care Go to Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care 2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference 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 2025 Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Go to Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model
2013 Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care Go to Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care
2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference
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
2025 Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Go to Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model
