Hospital admissions in relation to body mass index in UK women: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adiposity is associated with many adverse health outcomes but little direct evidence exists about its impact on the use of health care services. We aim to describe the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and rates of hospital admission in middle-aged UK women.

Methods

Among 1,251,619 Million Women Study participants, 50- to 64-years old at entry into the study, routine data on hospital admissions were used to estimate hospitalization rates according to BMI after standardization for age, region of recruitment, socioeconomic status, reproductive history, smoking status, hormonal therapy use and alcohol intake. Proportional hazards models were used to estimate adjusted relative risks of hospitalization separately for 25 common types of admission.

Results

SUBMITTER: Reeves GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4003825 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature