Studies meeting inclusion and exclusion criteriaa
| Study | Primary care subjectsb | Study’s design and relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Artac, 201334 Evaluation of a National Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Programme (NHS Health Check) PhD thesis | Hammersmith and Fulham (London, UK) GP practices N= 42 306 | Cross-sectional study of electronic medical records of patients eligible for NHS Health Checks, describes BMI recording completeness |
| Bhaskaran et al, 201335 Representativeness and optimal use of body mass index (BMI) in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) | UK-wide database; Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) N= 325 948 | Descriptive study of completeness of BMI recording for a sample of >16-year-olds within this primary care database |
| Booth et al, 201532 Access to weight reduction interventions for overweight and obese patients in UK primary care: population-based cohort study | UK-wide database; Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) N= 91 413 | Retrospective cohort study of recorded weight management intervention offers for a sample of overweight/obese patients within this primary care database |
| Booth et al, 201331 Epidemiology of clinical body mass index recording in an obese population in primary care: a cohort study | UK-wide database; General Practice Research Database (GPRD) N= 40 000–46 000 per year | Retrospective cohort study of the epidemiology of recording of BMI for a sample of obese patients within this primary care database |
| Dalton et al, 201136 Implementation of the NHS Health Checks programme: baseline assessment of risk factor recording in an urban culturally diverse setting | North West London (UK) GP practices participating in pilot NHS Health Checks Programme N= 21 510 | Cross-sectional study of electronic medical records of patients eligible for NHS Health Checks, describes BMI recording completeness |
| Goodfellow et al, 201637 Cluster randomised trial of a tailored intervention to improve the management of overweight and obesity in primary care in England | East Midlands (UK) GP practices N= 32 079 | Cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to improve obesity management in primary care. Data from the control arm describe BMI recording and interventions offered to overweight/obese patients aged >16 years in normal practice |
| Osborn et al, 201133 Inequalities in the provision of cardiovascular screening to people with severe mental illnesses in primary care. Cohort study in the United Kingdom THIN Primary Care Database 2000–2007 | UK-wide database; The Health Improvement Network (THIN) N= 95 512 | Retrospective cohort study describing BMI recording in patients aged >18 years within the database with serious mental illness and for controls (the group of interest here) |