Prediction of Childhood Obesity from Nationwide Health Records

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 233; pp. 132 - 140.e1
• Main Authors: Rossman, Hagai, Shilo, Smadar, Barbash-Hazan, Shiri, Artzi, Nitzan Shalom, Hadar, Eran, Balicer, Ran D., Feldman, Becca, Wiznitzer, Arnon, Segal, Eran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2021
• Subjects: SHAP; CDC; auPR; WFL; EHR; auROC; BMI

To evaluate body mass index (BMI) acceleration patterns in children and to develop a prediction model targeted to identify children at high risk for obesity before the critical time window in which the largest increase in BMI percentile occurs. We analyzed electronic health records of children from...