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Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) will be a reportable health measure in the United States (US) through implementation of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) guidelines. We evaluated current documentation of BMI, and documentation and control of associated risk factors by BMI c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20015391 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-236 |
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author | Rose, Stephanie A Turchin, Alexander Grant, Richard W Meigs, James B |
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description | BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) will be a reportable health measure in the United States (US) through implementation of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) guidelines. We evaluated current documentation of BMI, and documentation and control of associated risk factors by BMI category, based on electronic health records from a 12-clinic primary care network. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 79,947 active network patients greater than 18 years of age seen between 7/05 - 12/06. We defined BMI category as normal weight (NW, 18-24.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (OW, 25-29.9), and obese (OB, ≥ 30). We measured documentation (yes/no) and control (above/below) of the following three risk factors: blood pressure (BP) ≤130/≤85 mmHg, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ≤130 mg/dL (3.367 mmol/L), and fasting glucose <100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L) or casual glucose <200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L). RESULTS: BMI was documented in 48,376 patients (61%, range 34-94%), distributed as 30% OB, 34% OW, and 36% NW. Documentation of all three risk factors was higher in obesity (OB = 58%, OW = 54%, NW = 41%, p for trend <0.0001), but control of all three was lower (OB = 44%, OW = 49%, NW = 62%, p = 0.0001). The presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes modified some associations with obesity, and OB patients with CVD or diabetes had low rates of control of all three risk factors (CVD: OB = 49%, OW = 50%, NW = 56%; diabetes: OB = 42%, OW = 47%, NW = 48%, p < 0.0001 for adiposity-CVD or diabetes interaction). CONCLUSIONS: In a large primary care network BMI documentation has been incomplete and for patients with BMI measured, risk factor control has been poorer in obese patients compared with NW, even in those with obesity and CVD or diabetes. Better knowledge of BMI could provide an opportunity for improved quality in obesity care. |
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spelling | pubmed-28111092010-01-26 Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network Rose, Stephanie A Turchin, Alexander Grant, Richard W Meigs, James B BMC Health Serv Res Research article BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) will be a reportable health measure in the United States (US) through implementation of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) guidelines. We evaluated current documentation of BMI, and documentation and control of associated risk factors by BMI category, based on electronic health records from a 12-clinic primary care network. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 79,947 active network patients greater than 18 years of age seen between 7/05 - 12/06. We defined BMI category as normal weight (NW, 18-24.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (OW, 25-29.9), and obese (OB, ≥ 30). We measured documentation (yes/no) and control (above/below) of the following three risk factors: blood pressure (BP) ≤130/≤85 mmHg, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ≤130 mg/dL (3.367 mmol/L), and fasting glucose <100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L) or casual glucose <200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L). RESULTS: BMI was documented in 48,376 patients (61%, range 34-94%), distributed as 30% OB, 34% OW, and 36% NW. Documentation of all three risk factors was higher in obesity (OB = 58%, OW = 54%, NW = 41%, p for trend <0.0001), but control of all three was lower (OB = 44%, OW = 49%, NW = 62%, p = 0.0001). The presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes modified some associations with obesity, and OB patients with CVD or diabetes had low rates of control of all three risk factors (CVD: OB = 49%, OW = 50%, NW = 56%; diabetes: OB = 42%, OW = 47%, NW = 48%, p < 0.0001 for adiposity-CVD or diabetes interaction). CONCLUSIONS: In a large primary care network BMI documentation has been incomplete and for patients with BMI measured, risk factor control has been poorer in obese patients compared with NW, even in those with obesity and CVD or diabetes. Better knowledge of BMI could provide an opportunity for improved quality in obesity care. BioMed Central 2009-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC2811109/ /pubmed/20015391 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-236 Text en Copyright ©2009 Rose et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research article Rose, Stephanie A Turchin, Alexander Grant, Richard W Meigs, James B Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
title | Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
title_full | Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
title_fullStr | Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
title_full_unstemmed | Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
title_short | Documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
title_sort | documentation of body mass index and control of associated risk factors in a large primary care network |
topic | Research article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20015391 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-236 |
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