The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 327-331, March 2009

Obesity Identified by Discharge ICD-9 Codes Underestimates the True Prevalence of Obesity in Hospitalized Children

  • Jessica G. Woo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jessica G. Woo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 5041, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
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  • Meg H. Zeller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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  • Kimberly Wilson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Translational Research Trials Office, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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  • Thomas Inge, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Received 18 March 2008; received in revised form 28 July 2008; accepted 10 September 2008. published online 28 October 2008.

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 Supported by the authors' divisions at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The authors disclose no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00784-1

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.022

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