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 2020 Women’s Work: Why Are Women Physicians More Burned Out? Go to Women’s Work: Why Are Women Physicians More Burned Out? 2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? 2016 Intended vs Reported Scope of Practice–Reply Go to Intended vs Reported Scope of Practice–Reply 2019 Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System Go to Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System
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
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2020 Women’s Work: Why Are Women Physicians More Burned Out? Go to Women’s Work: Why Are Women Physicians More Burned Out?
2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care?
2019 Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System Go to Recruiting and Training a Health Professions Workforce to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Health Care System
