Characterising the prevalence of overweight and obese status among adults with sickle cell disease.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) have historically been considered underweight. Despite increasing body mass index (BMI) in the general population, the prevalence of overweight and obese status remains unclear in the adult SCD population. Our primary aim was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obese status and to identify associations between BMI, demographic, and clinical characteristics. We conducted an analysis of abstracted electronic health record data and patient-reported outcomes from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium registry; individuals aged 20-45 years were included. The median (interquartile range) BMI for the 1664 adults in this analysis was 23.9 (21.1-28) kg/m² . In this cohort, 42.9% had a BMI of >25 kg/m² (Centers fo

SUBMITTER: Ibemere SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957798 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature