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QuickStats: Estimated Percentage of Patients Aged
>45 Years Who Received Exercise Counseling* from Their Primary-Care
Physicians, by Sex and Age Group --- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2003--2005
* Exercise counseling was defined as follows: "Any topics related to the patient's physical conditioning or fitness. Examples include information aimed at
general health promotion and disease prevention and information given to treat or control a specific medical condition. Includes referrals to other health and
fitness professionals. Does not include referrals for physical therapy."
The patient's primary-care physician or provider was defined by survey respondents in physician offices and hospital outpatient departments who responded
"yes" to the question "Are you the patient's primary-care physician?" Visit data were reweighted to provide estimates of patients receiving counseling during any
visit within the preceding 12 months.
During 2003--2005, among separate age groups of male and female patients aged
>45 years, men aged 45--54 years were most likely (22.1%) to receive exercise counseling from their primary-care physician. Women aged
>75 years were least likely (9.2%) to receive exercise counseling. For both men and women, the percentage of patients who received exercise
counseling generally decreased as patient age increased.
SOURCE: 2003--2005 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey data files. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs.
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