Community BMI Surveillance Using an Existing Immunization Registry in San Diego, California
| Autor: | Suzanne P. Lindsay, Hector Lemus, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Christina D. Chambers, Terry A. Cronan, Deirdre K. Browner, Amanda R. Ratigan, Wilma Wooten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Health (social science) Younger age Adolescent Population Immunization registry Ethnic group 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Sample (statistics) Representativeness heuristic California Body Mass Index Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Electronic Health Records Humans Medicine Public Health Surveillance Obesity Registries 030212 general & internal medicine Child education Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Overweight Census Child Preschool Female business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Community Health. 42:558-564 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3610 0094-5145 |
| Popis: | This study examines the demographic representativeness of the County of San Diego Body Mass Index (BMI) Surveillance System to determine if the BMI estimates being obtained from this convenience sample of individuals who visited their healthcare provider for outpatient services can be generalized to the general population of San Diego. Height and weight were transmitted from electronic health records systems to the San Diego Immunization Registry (SDIR). Age, gender, and race/ethnicity of this sample are compared to general population estimates by sub-regional area (SRA) (n = 41) to account for regional demographic differences. A |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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