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Table 2 Demographic information of participants

From: Barriers and facilitators to providing primary care-based weight management services in a patient centered medical home for Veterans: a qualitative study

 

MD/NP n = 11

RN n = 5

LPN n = 5

MOVE! n = 3

Totala n = 24

Age (years)

 Range

40–51

36–63

27–62

28–43

27–63

 Average

45.9

47.4

44.4

36.7

45.0

Gender

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Male

3 (27)

1 (20)

1 (20)

0 (0)

5 (21)

 Female

8 (73)

4 (80)

4 (80)

3 (100)

19 (79)

Race

 White

8 (73)

2 (40)

0

3 (100)

13 (54)

 Black

0 (0)

2 (40)

5 (100)

0 (0)

7 (29)

 Asian

3 (27)

1 (20)

0

0 (0)

4 (17)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic/Latino

0 (0)

2 (20)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (4)

 Non-Hispanic/Latino

11 (100)

3 (80)

5 (100)

3 (100)

23 (96)

Average years in NY HHS

10.1

12.4

8.8

5.2

10.3

Average years in any VA

11.3

15.0

9.0

5.2

11.3

Average years practicing since licensing

17.0

19.8

14.2

12.3

16.7

  1. Age, gender, race, ethnicity, average working years at the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System and any Veterans Health Administration, and average years practicing since licensing. Participants organized by license: MD = primary care doctor, NP = nurse practitioner, RN = registered nurse, LPN = licensed practical nurse, MOVE! = MOVE! staff (2 registered dieticians and 1 psychologist)
  2. aTotal excludes data from 1 interviewed clerical assistant to protect identity