Positive predictive value between medical-chart body-mass-index category and obesity versus codes in a claims-data warehouse.
Eleanor O CaplanPravin S KambleRaymond A HarveyB Gabriel SmolarzAndrew RendaJonathan R BouchardJoanna C HuangPublished in: Current medical research and opinion (2017)
BMI categories derived from administrative claims, when available, can be used successfully particularly in the context of obesity research.