Assessment of Underuse and Overuse of Screening Tests for Co-occurring Conditions Among Children With Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends laboratory screening for diabetes, dyslipidemia, and liver disease every 2 years among children aged 10 years and older with obesity. Routine screening for hypothyroidism or hyperinsulinemia is not recommended. National data on rates of adherence to AAP-recommended screening and rates of potentially unnecessary endocrine testing are unavailable.

Objective

To assess rates of AAP-adherent screening and potentially unnecessary endocrine testing among privately and publicly insured children diagnosed with obesity at well-child visits.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the 2018-2019 IBM MarketScan Commercial Database (which contains claims from privately insured patient

SUBMITTER: Sharifi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284328 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature