GP supply and obesity

H. Gravelle; S. Morris

GP supply and obesity

Centre for Health Economics

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Abstract

We investigate the relationship between GP supply and body mass index (BMI) in England. Individual level BMI is regressed against area whole time equivalent GPs per 1,000 population plus individual and area level covariates. Using IV models we find that a 10% increase in GP supply is associated with a mean reduction in BMI of around 1 kg/m 2 (around 4% of mean BMI). Our study suggests that better primary care in the form of reduced list sizes per GP can improve the management of obesity.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	York, UK
Publisher	Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Number of pages	19
Publication status	Published - Apr 2006

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Name	CHE Research Paper
Publisher	Centre for Health Economics

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Keywords

obesity
GP supply
primary care

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