Prevalence of Obesity, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertension in the United States: Findings from the GE Centricity Electronic Medical Record Database
Prevalence of Obesity, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertension in the United States: Findings from the GE Centricity Electronic Medical Record Database
A. Crawford,Christine Cote,6 Authors,Rob Schuette
2010 · DOI: 10.1089/pop.2009.0039
Population health management · 140 Citations
TLDR
Analysis of Centricity EMR data showed associations of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and BMI with diagnosed prevalence of the 3 conditions, and direct associations between BMI and disease prevalence are consistent for males and females and across all racial/ethnic groups.