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The median risk ratio estimated by participants for the overweight-mortality association was 1.59, indicating a perceived 59% increased mortality risk.
Practitioners can use this risk ratio to inform discussions with patients about the health risks of being overweight.
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the median RR was 1.59 (95% confidence interval: [1.50, 2.00]), indicating a perceived 59% increased mortality risk associated with being overweight.
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Based on the structured survey of primary care physicians.
Source
Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of the Effects of Being Overweight on All-cause Mortality
Maya B. Mathur et al. · Epidemiology · 2023
DOI 10.1097/ede.0000000000001590
cross-sectional · n=192Cited 2×
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