Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and A descriptive study of the incidence of missed opportunities in identifying, managing and referring children and adolescents at-risk of overweight and overweight were conducted using a retrospective chart review of two Midwest, suburban, private outpatient primary care clinics. Of the 208 medical records reviewed, the incidence of atrisk of overweight (BMI-for-age < 85% < 95%) in children and adolescents was 8.8%and 9.4%, respectively. The overweight (BMI-for-age > 95%) prevalence rate for each group was 14.7% and 17.9%, respectively. None of the 19 children or adolescents with a calculated BMI-for-age as at-risk for overweight was identified by the HCP with an ICD 9-CM code for obesity or abnormal weight gain in the medical record. Of the 34 subjects with a calculated BMI-for-age as overweight, 40% of children (n = 6) and 42% of adolescents (n = 8) were identified by the HCP as overweight as evidenced by a diagnosis of obesity or abnormal weight in the medical record.None of the children or adolescents at-risk of overweight received a referral for nutrition or psychological counseling or specialty care. Twenty-three of the 53 children and adolescents identified as being at-risk of overweight or overweight also had a chronic medical condition. Of these 23, only two children with Reactive Airway Disease were given referrals to nutritional medicine.
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