Completeness and representativeness of body mass index in children's electronic general practice records: Linked cross-sectional study in an ethnically-diverse urban population in the United Kingdom.

Nicola FirmanJohn RobsonZaheer AhmedKambiz BoomlaCarol Dezateux

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2021)

Child BMI is not comprehensively recorded in urban general practice. Linkage to school measurement records is feasible and enables assessment of health outcomes of obesity.

Keyphrases

general practice
body mass index
weight gain
primary care
physical activity
mental health
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
young adults
weight loss
type diabetes
genome wide
high fat diet induced
hiv testing
gene expression
men who have sex with men
antiretroviral therapy