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Table 3 Spearman’s correlation analysis regarding indices for knowledge, referrals, concerns, and attitudes derived from a survey about referral patterns, knowledge and attitudes towards bariatric surgery and concerns about postoperative complications

From: Primary care physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and concerns about bariatric surgery and the association with referral patterns: a Swedish survey study

Indices

Correlation coefficient (r)

p-value

Knowledge and referrals

0.29

< 0.05

Referrals and concerns

−0.36

< 0.05

Knowledge and concerns

−0.26

< 0.05

Knowledge and attitudes

0.24

< 0.05

Referrals and attitudes

0.28

< 0.05

Attitudes and concerns

−0.25

< 0.05

  1. The correlations are is significant for p-values < 0,05