Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Al Kazzi E, Lau B, Li T, Schneider E, Makary M, Hutfless S. Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140165. PMID: 26536469, PMCID: PMC4633065, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNationwide Inpatient SamplePrevalence of obesityUnited States Nationwide Inpatient SampleRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk factorsAlcohol abuseTobacco useInpatient SampleAdministrative databasesMedical record codesRisk-adjusted outcomesLarge administrative databaseSurveillance systemTobacco smokingNinth RevisionMedical recordsClinical ModificationLow prevalenceInternational ClassificationOverweightObesityHealthcare reform policiesMorbidityPrevalence