Children and young people's body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales.
Lucy Jane GriffithsJames RaffertyRichard FryHelen DanielsCarol DezateuxNicola FirmanTheodora PouliouGareth StrattonAmy MizenRonan A LyonsAlan WatkinsJo DaviesRowena BaileyPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Records of childhood weight status extracted from general practice are not representative of the population and are biased with respect to weight status. Linkage of information from the national programme to GP records has the potential to enhance discussions around healthy weight at the point of care but does not provide a representative estimate of population level weight trajectories, essential to provide insights into factors determining a healthy weight gain across the early life course. A second CMP measurement is required in Wales.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- body mass index
- early life
- general practice
- birth weight
- weight loss
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- electronic health record
- big data
- young adults
- primary care
- depressive symptoms
- genome wide
- drinking water
- machine learning
- randomized controlled trial
- cross sectional
- clinical trial
- hiv testing
- social media
- health information
- dna methylation
- hepatitis c virus
- climate change
- artificial intelligence