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    The document summarizes a study that examined whether doctors show bias in how long they spend with patients based on weight. The study used patient records from three hospitals in Texas to analyze time spent with average weight patients (BMI of 23) compared to overweight patients (BMI of 30). Key findings were that doctors on average spent more time, 31.36 minutes, with a median of 30 minutes for average weight patients compared to 24.73 minutes on average and 25 minutes median for overweight patients. The time spent data for overweight patients was also more skewed than for average weight patients.

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    The document summarizes a study that examined whether doctors show bias in how long they spend with patients based on weight. The study used patient records from three hospitals in Texas to analyze time spent with average weight patients (BMI of 23) compared to overweight patients (BMI of 30). Key findings were that doctors on average spent more time, 31.36 minutes, with a median of 30 minutes for average weight patients compared to 24.73 minutes on average and 25 minutes median for overweight patients. The time spent data for overweight patients was also more skewed than for average weight patients.

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    QT - GE 02 - Data - Nitesh - Sagar - Physician's Reaction To A Patient's Weight

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    Riya Saha
    The document summarizes a study that examined whether doctors show bias in how long they spend with patients based on weight. The study used patient records from three hospitals in Texas to analyze time spent with average weight patients (BMI of 23) compared to overweight patients (BMI of 30). Key findings were that doctors on average spent more time, 31.36 minutes, with a median of 30 minutes for average weight patients compared to 24.73 minutes on average and 25 minutes median for overweight patients. The time spent data for overweight patients was also more skewed than for average weight patients.

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    Physicians Reaction to a Patients Weight

    Presented by: Nitesh Malik Sagar Sharma

    Introduction:
    Based on Study conducted to find if there is any bias when Doctors treat patients of different weight groups. Participants in the study Doctors of 3 major hospitals in Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. Data Collection Data sample was collected from Patient Chart Record.

    Example Patient Chart Record

    Gathered Data

    Classification of Weight Average weight BMI=23 Overweight BMI=30

    Descriptive Analysis

    Mea n Media n

    Mean, Meadian

    Average wt.

    Over wt.

    Descriptive Analysis

    Time spent with Average Weight Patients

    Descriptive Analysis

    Time spent with Overweight Patients

    Descriptive Analysis
    Time Spent with Average Weight Patients Mean Median Standard Deviation Skewness 31.36363636 30 9.864133837 0.270474933 Time Spent with Overweight Patients 24.73684211 25 9.652570616 1.220389748

    For average weighted patients, 2.69% are

    between 10 minutes. For overweighed patients, expected time data is significantly skewed which can be verified by using Pearsons index of skewness.

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