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Table 5 Health service utilization according to BMI

From: Association between obesity, quality of life, physical activity and health service utilization in primary care patients with osteoarthritis

 

=<24.9

p*

25–29.9

p*

=>30

 

Mean

SD

 

Mean

SD

 

Mean

SD

Contacts to GPs

5.56

9.73

0.059

4.46

5.73

0.051

5.43

7.81

Contacts to Orthopeadics

1.51

2.78

0.049

1.70

2.95

0.001

2.26

4.72

Use of complementary and alternative medicine

0.69

4.99

0.567

0.23

1.47

0.098

0.06

0.66

Use of Physiotherapy

5.36

8.82

0.478

6.97

12.75

0.081

7.78

13.06

Performed x-rays

0.62

3.02

0.003

0.83

3.67

0.002

1.01

4.10

  1. * by means of ANCOVA, adjusted for age, disease duration, Kellgren and Lawrence-score and number of comorbidities for comparing normal vs. overweight and overweight vs. obese