Body mass index and pediatric XXXX outcomes.

@entity1 @entity565 @entity286 @entity28
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI), a measure of @entity28 , with emergency department admission rate in @entity1 with @entity565 . METHODS: This was a prospective study in a tertiary care, urban pediatric emergency department. Treating physicians and academic associates enrolled subjects during June 2005 to April 2008. Eligible subjects with documented weight and height were between ages 6 and 18 years with chief complaint of wheezing. We compared admission rates between overweight @entity1 (BMI, > or = 85% percentile) and nonoverweight @entity1 (BMI, < 85% percentile). Data were expressed as mean (SD). Group comparisons were made by Student t test or Fisher exact test, as appropriate. All tests were 2-tailed with an alpha set at 0.05. RESULT: We studied 183 @entity1 , where 108 @entity1 were classified overweight. Demographic differences (mean age, male sex, and African-American race) between overweight and nonoverweight @entity1 were not statistically significant. In addition, changes in @entity565 outcome measures (inpatient admissions during the previous year, @entity565 visits in the last 30 days, and missed school days in the last 30 days) were not statistically significant. Only household @entity286 use approached statistical significance (P = 0.07). The admission rate for nonoverweight @entity1 was 9.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.3-18.3) compared with the 10.2% (95% CI, 5.6-17.5) for overweight @entity1 ; a P = 1.0 was equivalent. CONCLUSIONS: Body mass index, a method to quantify overweight @entity1 , failed to predict admission of @entity1 with ambulatory @entity565 who presented to the pediatric emergency department.
