Association between underweight and hospitalization, emergency room visits, and mortality among patients in community medical homes | Zendy

Paul Y. Takahashi | Zendy; Jennifer L. St. Sauver | Zendy; Olson | Zendy; Huber | Zendy; Cha | Zendy; Jon O. Ebbert | Zendy

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Association between underweight and hospitalization, emergency room visits, and mortality among patients in community medical homes

Author(s) -

Paul Y. Takahashi,

Jennifer L. St. Sauver,

Olson,

Huber,

Cha,

Jon O. Ebbert

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

risk management and healthcare policy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1179-1594

DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s39976

Subject(s) - underweight , medicine , logistic regression , body mass index , emergency department , cohort , retrospective cohort study , demography , cohort study , gerontology , emergency medicine , family medicine , overweight , psychiatry , sociology

In older adults, underweight (body mass index [BMI] <18.5) has been associated with increased mortality. This increased mortality risk may be associated with increased health care utilization. We evaluated the relationship between underweight and hospitalization, emergency room visits, and mortality.

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