Obesity and BMI Cut Points for Associated Comorbidities: Electronic Health Record Study.
Natalie LiuJennifer BirstlerManasa VenkateshLawrence P HanrahanGuanhua ChenLuke M FunkPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
The BMI cut points that accurately predicted the risks of developing 6 obesity-related comorbidities occurred when patients were overweight or barely met the criteria for class 1 obesity. Further studies using national, longitudinal data are needed to determine whether screening guidelines for appropriate comorbidities may need to be revised.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- electronic health record
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- body mass index
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- clinical decision support
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical practice
- cross sectional
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- tyrosine kinase
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- deep learning
- big data
- climate change