Obesity and BMI Cut Points for Associated Comorbidities: Electronic Health Record Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have found associations between increasing BMIs and the development of various chronic health conditions. The BMI cut points, or thresholds beyond which comorbidity incidence can be accurately detected, are unknown.

Objective

The aim of this study is to identify whether BMI cut points exist for 11 obesity-related comorbidities.

Methods

US adults aged 18-75 years who had ≥3 health care visits at an academic medical center from 2008 to 2016 were identified from eHealth records. Pregnant patients, patients with cancer, and patients who had undergone bariatric surgery were excluded. Quantile regression, with BMI as the outcome, was used to evaluate the associations between BMI and disease incidence. A comorbidity was determined to have a cut point if th

SUBMITTER: Liu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386370 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature