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Table 2 Description of indices for knowledge, attitudes about obesity and adherence to obesity treatment guidelines

From: Primary care physicians’ knowledge and attitudes about obesity, adherence to treatment guidelines and association with confidence to treat obesity: a Swedish survey study

Indices

Number (N)

Mean valuea

Medianb, (%)c

Respondents’ min-max

Theoretical range

Standard deviation

Knowledge1

235

18.9

19 (68%)

6–26

0–28

3.6

Attitudes2

2324

4.5

5 (62%)

0–7

0–8

1.4

Adherence to guidelines3

2325

5.7

6 (75%)

2–8

0–8

1.3

  1. aThe sum of the values divided by the number of values
  2. bThe value separating the higher half from the lower half of the data sample
  3. cThe median value divided by total result in percentage
  4. 1Items 13, 17 (options 1–7 and 9), 18–20, 22–29
  5. 2Items 7–10, 12, 17 (options 8–9)
  6. 3Items 11, 31–34
  7. 4Missing=3
  8. 5Missing=3
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