BMI and obesity in US blood donors: a potential public health role for the blood centre

Public Health Nutrition

Karen Schlumpf¹  Ronald Sacher¹  Ritchard Cable¹  Michael P Busch¹  John Roback¹  David J Wright¹  Edward L Murphy¹ 

关键词: BMI;    Obesity;    Blood donors;    Prevalence;    United States;    Continental population groups;    Age;    Educational status;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980011003405

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveAccording to the 2007–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of obesity in the US population was 33·8 %; 34·3 % and 38·2 %, respectively, in middle-aged men and women. We asked whether available blood donor data could be used for obesity surveillance.DesignCross-sectional study of BMI and obesity, defined as BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m2. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were calculated with logistic regression.SettingA network of six US blood centres.SubjectsExisting data on self-reported height and weight from blood donors, excluding persons deferred for very low body weight.ResultsAmong 1 042 817 donors between January 2007 and December 2008, the prevalence of obesity was 25·1 %; 25·7 % in men and 24·4 % in women. Obesity was associated with middle age (age 50–59 years v.

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