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QIM 3 – BMI

Rationale:

Being overweight, obese or underweight is associated with higher rates of morbidity and overweight and obesity is now a major public health issue in Australia. Being overweight and obese is a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, osteoarthritis, some cancers and gallbladder disease. Being overweight or obese is also associated with certain psychosocial problems, functional limitations and disabilities. Being underweight means you may be malnourished and develop compromised immune function, respiratory disease, digestive diseases, cancer and osteoporosis. Australia’s obesity rate now ranks fifth among Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries (OECD 2017). BMI continues to be a common measure to identify adults who may be at an increased risk or morbidity and mortality due to their weight.

Target:

Proportion of regular clients who are aged 15 years and over and who have had their BMI classified as obese within the previous 12 months, where obese is classified as a BMI score of 30 or over.

Proportion of regular clients who are aged 15 years and over and who have had their BMI classified as overweight within the previous 12 months, where overweight is classified as a BMI score of 25 to less than 30.

Proportion of regular clients who are aged 15 years and over and who have had their BMI classified as healthy within the previous 12 months, where healthy is classified as a BMI score of 18.5 to less than 25.

Proportion of regular clients who are aged 15 years and over and who have had their BMI classified as underweight within the previous 12 months, where underweight is classified as a BMI score of less than 18.5.

If the client has had their BMI recorded more than once within the previous 12 months, only the most recently recorded result is included in this calculation. Only include those client's whose BMI was classified using a height measurement taken since the client turned 15 and a weight measurement taken within the previous 12 months.

CAT Starting Point:

  1. CAT Open - CAT4 view (all reports) loaded
  2. Population Extract Loaded and Extract Pane “Hidden”
    1. Filter Pane open and under the ‘General’ tab ‘Active Patients’ (3x <2 years) selected


Warning
The current CAT4 BMI report uses a slightly different definition for a valid height from the PIP QI measure definition. The steps shown below will still highlight missing BMIs and, if taken as a guide for quality improvement activities, will ensure more complete patient records.


CAT4 starting point

 

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