U.S. weight trends: a longitudinal analysis of an NIH-partnered dataset.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a major public health challenge in the U.S. Existing datasets utilized for calculating obesity prevalence, such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), have limitations. Our objective was to analyze weight trends in the U.S. using a nationally representative dataset that incorporates longitudinal electronic health record data.

Methods

Using the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program (AoU) dataset, we identified patients aged 18-70 years old who had at least two height and weight measurements within a 5-year period from 2008 to 2021. Baseline and most recent BMI values were used to calculate total body weight (%TBW) changes. %TBW change predictors were dete

SUBMITTER: Jawara D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805667 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature