A Comparison of the Characteristics of Injuries Between Obese and Non‐obese Inpatients

Objective: The objective was to compare characteristics of injuries between a sample of U.S. obese and non‐obese inpatients.

[1]  L A Spaine,et al.  'The bigger they come ...': the relationship between body mass index and severity of ankle fractures. , 1996, Injury.

[2]  L. Stallones,et al.  Non-fatal injuries among adults with activity limitations and participation restrictions , 2005, Injury Prevention.

[3]  Carla Kohoyda-Inglis,et al.  The cushion effect. , 2003, The Journal of trauma.

[4]  R. Brook,et al.  Effects of being overweight. , 1983, American journal of public health.

[5]  C. Dong,et al.  Extreme obesity is associated with attempted suicides: results from a family study , 2006, International Journal of Obesity.

[6]  M. Hornbrook.  Overview of Disease Severity Measures Disseminated with the Nationwide Inpatient Sample ( NIS ) and Kids ’ Inpatient Database ( KID ) , 2005 .

[7]  Gerald McGwin,et al.  The association between body mass index and diaphragm injury among motor vehicle collision occupants. , 2004, Journal of Trauma.

[8]  H. Bruch.  [On the psychological aspects of obesity]. , 1960, Medizinische Klinik.

[9]  George H. Olson,et al.  High school football injuries: A prospective study and pitfalls of data collection , 1989, The American journal of sports medicine.

[10]  Claude Bouchard,et al.  Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults. , 1998, WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin.

[11]  T. Wadden,et al.  Psychological aspects of obesity. , 2004, Clinics in dermatology.

[12]  Marion F Zabinski,et al.  Overweight children's barriers to and support for physical activity. , 2003, Obesity research.

[13]  A. Ducatman,et al.  Epidemiology of compensable work-related ocular injuries and illnesses: incidence and risk factors. , 2000, Journal of occupational and environmental medicine.

[14]  Shankuan Zhu,et al.  Obesity and risk for death due to motor vehicle crashes. , 2006, American journal of public health.

[15]  P. Rhee,et al.  The impact of obesity on the outcomes of 1,153 critically injured blunt trauma patients. , 2005, The Journal of trauma.

[16]  K. Clark.  Balance and Strength Training for Obese Individuals , 2004 .

[17]  J. Richardson,et al.  Morbid Obesity Impacts Mortality in Blunt Trauma , 2004, The American surgeon.

[18]  R. S. Smith,et al.  The effect of obesity on outcomes among injured patients. , 2005, The Journal of trauma.

[19]  Harriet J. Rosenberg,et al.  Single and multiple suicide attempts and associated health risk factors in New Hampshire adolescents. , 2005, Suicide & life-threatening behavior.

[20]  Frederick P Rivara,et al.  The relationship between body weight and risk of death and serious injury in motor vehicle crashes. , 2002, Accident; analysis and prevention.

[21]  L. Weireter,et al.  Obesity and increased mortality in blunt trauma. , 1991, The Journal of trauma.

[22]  B. Jones,et al.  Intrinsic risk factors for exercise-related injuries among male and female army trainees , 1993, The American journal of sports medicine.

[23]  L. Laflamme,et al.  Pupil injury risks as a function of physical and psychosocial environmental problems experienced at school , 2001, Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention.

[24]  M. Heo,et al.  Depressive mood and obesity in US adults: comparison and moderation by sex, age, and race , 2006, International Journal of Obesity.

[25]  B. Boulanger,et al.  Body habitus as a predictor of injury pattern after blunt trauma. , 1992, The Journal of trauma.

[26]  W. Curl,et al.  Ankle Flexibility and Injury Patterns in Dancers , 1996, The American journal of sports medicine.

[27]  V. Vaidya.  Psychosocial aspects of obesity. , 2006, Advances in psychosomatic medicine.

[28]  L. Stallones,et al.  Obesity and risk of nonfatal unintentional injuries. , 2005, American journal of preventive medicine.

[29]  A. Levêque,et al.  Is obesity associated with injuries among young people? , 2004, European Journal of Epidemiology.

[30]  H C Kemper,et al.  Subject-related risk factors for sports injuries: a 1-yr prospective study in young adults. , 1996, Medicine and science in sports and exercise.

[31]  J. Wark,et al.  Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Track and Field Athletes , 1996, The American journal of sports medicine.