Length of hospital stays among obese individuals. Catalogue en ligne

Titre :	Length of hospital stays among obese individuals. (2004)
Auteurs :	Claire ZIZZA ; Amy-H HERRING ; Barry-M POPKIN ; June STEVENS
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 9, 2004)
Pagination :	1587-1591
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Obésité ; Séjour ; Durée ; Hôpital ; Homme ; Hospitalisation ; Facteur aggravant ; Complication ; Maladie associée ; Maladie nutrition
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS a1IR0xQT. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We examined lengths of hospital stay among individuals categorized according to weight status. Methods : We used data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Followup Survey to estimate length-of-stay differences. Results : Individuals with body mass indexes (BMIs) of 35 kg/m2 or above, those with BMIs of 30 to 34 kg/m2, and those with BMIs of 25 to 29 kg/m2 had crude length-of-stay rates greater than those of normal-weight individuals. Association between BMI and length of stay varied over time. Conclusions : Obese individuals experience longer hospital stays than normal-weight individuals.

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