The relationship between body mass index and hospitalisation rates, days in hospital and costs: Findings from a large prospective linked data study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Korda, Rosemary J ^a   Joshy, Grace ^a   Paige, Ellie ^a   Butler, James R G ^b   Jorm, Louisa R ^c   Liu, Bette ^d,e   Bauman, Adrian E ^f   Banks, Emily ^a,e  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGED; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84928923239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118599     Document Type: Article

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