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Table 2 Factors associated with recommendation of LCD

From: Low carbohydrate diet and obesity treatment in primary health care: dietary advice after the new Swedish report

Variable

Odds ratio

95 % CI

p-value

Profession

Physician

2.08

1.15-3.76

0.01

Lifestyle counsellor

1 (Ref)

  

Diabetes nurse

3.27

1.42-7.55

0.005

Knowledge (self-estimated) on LCD

Yes

1 (Ref)

  

No

0.43

0.26-0.71

0.001

Patients requests for LCD

Yes

1 (Ref)

  

No

0.46

0.27-0.77

0.003

Hesitancy towards LCD

Yes

0.13

0.06-0.28

0.000

No

1 (Ref)

  
  1. CI confidence interval