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Table 3 Associations between staff practices and staff characteristics (BMI, weight satisfaction)

From: Maternal overweight and obesity: a survey of clinicians’ characteristics and attitudes, and their responses to their pregnant clients

 

BMI

Weight satisfaction

My advice influences how much weight my patients gain during pregnancy

β = −0.5, p=0.013

r =0.2, p= 0.5

I have enough time to counsel my patients properly about the risks of overweight/obesity during pregnancy

β = −0.3, p=0.071

r =0.02, p=0.9

I have sufficient knowledge to counsel my overweight/obese patients to improve their pregnancy outcomes

β = −0.2, p = 0.3

r =0.002, p=1.0

I would like more training about to help me counsel my overweight/obese patients to improve their pregnancy outcomes

β =0.02, p=0.9

r =−0.2. p=0.3

Nutrition and dietetic referrals are available for my overweight/obese patients

β =0.007, p=1.0

r =0.1, p=0.5

Once an overweight/obese woman is already pregnant, there is not much that she can do to change the risks of poor outcomes

β =0.04, p=0.8

r =0.1, p=0.5

My overweight/obese patients:

  

• are motivated to make changes to their health

β =−0.009, p =1.0

r =−0.1, p = 0.5

• have the resources they need to make the changes that I recommend

β =−0.1, p=0.6

r =0.54, p = 0.003

• find my advice helpful regarding weight management during pregnancy

β =0.009, p= 1.0

r =−0.1, p = 0.7