GP supply and obesity

Stephen Morris () and Hugh Gravelle

No 013cherp, Working Papers from Centre for Health Economics, University of York

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/m2 (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.

Keywords: Obesity; GP supply; Primary care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2006-04
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