Table 4.

Patient Referrals and Treatment

CharacteristicOverall
N = 20,383
Sequence 1
n = 7,001
Sequence 2
n = 6,082
Sequence 3
n = 7,300
Referrals, No. (%)
    Bariatrics  366 (1.8)  122 (1.7)    94 (1.5)  150 (2.1)
    Behavioral health  448 (2.2)  133 (1.9)  248 (4.1)    67 (0.9)
    Dietician1,144 (5.6)  407 (5.8)  396 (6.5)  341 (4.7)
    Endocrinology1,070 (5.2)  321 (4.6)  356 (5.9)  393 (5.4)
    Health and wellness  832 (4.1)  239 (3.4)  325 (5.3)  268 (3.7)
Bariatric procedure performed, No. (%)    68 (0.3)    23 (0.3)    23 (0.4)    22 (0.3)
Prescriptions, No. (%)
    Bupropion-naltrexone (Contrave)    44 (0.2)    15 (0.2)    16 (0.3)    13 (0.2)
    Phentermine (Pondin/Fastin)  258 (1.3)    94 (1.3)    68 (1.1)    96 (1.3)
    Liraglutide (Saxenda)        5 (<0.1)        1 (<0.1)        1 (<0.1)        3 (<0.1)
    Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse)     14 (<0.1)        6 (<0.1)        3 (<0.1)        5 (<0.1)
    Orlistat (Xenical/alli)        1 (<0.1)        1 (<0.1)     0 (0)     0 (0)
    Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia)     12 (<0.1)        5 (<0.1)        4 (<0.1)        3 (<0.1)