Evaluating EHR-based Prediction of Obesity using WHO Weight Velocity Standards and Peak BMI
Obesity is a common, pervasive, chronic disease often beginning in early childhood, and infant growth characteristics are key signals of lifelong chronic disease risk. Frequent primary care visits in the first two years of life provide many opportunities for growth…
PCORnet Bariatric Study (PBS)
The use of bariatric surgery as a treatment for severe obesity has increased dramatically over the past two decades, but there have been few high-quality, long-term studies comparing the outcomes of different procedures. Prior studies have also not been large…
Medications and Weight Gain Across the Lifecourse in PCORnet
Several prior studies have assessed whether individual prescription medications are associated with weight gain and increased risk for conditions such as diabetes and high cholesterol. These negative health effects from medications are a particular concern for medications used to treat…
CDC BMI Trajectories Analysis in PEDSnet
PEDSnet fulfilled a feasibility query in 2017 submitted by the CDC to assess availability of data to describe BMI trajectories of children. A major impetus for the request is a dearth of longitudinal BMI data that is current. The CDC…
Comparative Effectiveness Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery has been used for treatment of severe obesity in adolescents but most studies have been small and limited in follow-up. We hypothesized that electronic health record data could be used to compare effectiveness of bariatric procedures in adolescents….
Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Overweight and Obesity Treated for Lower Respiratory Tract Disease
The goal of this project was to investigate potential associations between weight status and clinical outcomes of children treated for viral or bacterial lower respiratory tract infections or asthma. Our hypothesis was that children with overweight and obesity will have…
The Economic Case for Eating Disorders Prevention and Early Detection: A Comparative Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Six Intervention Strategies
Scaling up eating disorders prevention strategies for population-wide impact will require the field to adopt a new and concerted focus on policy translation research. Decades of research have been done to identify what works to prevent and treat eating disorders….
PEDSnet/SCILHS Healthy Weight Network Clinic Survey
Healthy Weight Network is a group of pediatric weight management cinches at the eight children’s hospitals that comprise A National Pediatric Learning Health (PEDSnet) and 3 sites within Scalable Collaborative Infrastructure for a Learning Health. The purpose of this study…
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