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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 Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals, and Role of Primary Care 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 CONCLUSIONS: While the observed association between the supply of PCPs and lower rates of obesity may not be causal, the association warrants further investigation. This may have important implications for restructuring the physician workforce in the context of the current PCP shortage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the patient-centered medical home. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2014 Improving quality of care for diabetes through a maintenance of certification activity: family physicians’ use of the chronic care model Go to Improving quality of care for diabetes through a maintenance of certification activity: family physicians’ use of the chronic care model 2013 Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Go to Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines 2014 Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Go to Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage 2018 A State Chapter Perspective on Burnout and Resiliency Go to A State Chapter Perspective on Burnout and Resiliency
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Improving quality of care for diabetes through a maintenance of certification activity: family physicians’ use of the chronic care model Go to Improving quality of care for diabetes through a maintenance of certification activity: family physicians’ use of the chronic care model 2013 Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Go to Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines 2014 Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Go to Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage 2018 A State Chapter Perspective on Burnout and Resiliency Go to A State Chapter Perspective on Burnout and Resiliency
2014 Improving quality of care for diabetes through a maintenance of certification activity: family physicians’ use of the chronic care model Go to Improving quality of care for diabetes through a maintenance of certification activity: family physicians’ use of the chronic care model
2013 Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Go to Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines
2014 Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Go to Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage
2018 A State Chapter Perspective on Burnout and Resiliency Go to A State Chapter Perspective on Burnout and Resiliency
