ABSTRACT
Introducción. La pandemia de la obesidad junto con la pandemia de gripe puede dar lugar a una importante carga de enfermedad. El índice de masa corporal (IMC) no correlaciona adecuadamente con el porcentaje de grasa corporal. El CUN-BAE es un estimador de grasa corporal para caucásicos que incluye el IMC, el sexo y la edad. El objeto de este trabajo es valorar la fracción atribuible poblacional de ingreso hospitalario por gripe debido a la grasa corporal medida con el IMC y el CUN-BAE. Metodología. Estudio multicéntrico de casos y controles. Los casos fueron ingresos hospitalarios con confirmación de gripe por PCR-RT entre 2009-2011. Empleando IMC o CUN-BAE, para cada categoría de adiposidad se calculó el riesgo de hospitalización por gripe mediante regresión logística condicional, y se estimó la fracción atribuible poblacional en el total de la muestra, en no vacunados y en menores de 65 años. Resultados. Se incluyeron 472 casos hospitalizados y 493 controles. La ORa de hospitalización por gripe, en comparación con el normopeso, se incrementó con cada nivel de IMC (ORa=1,26; 2,06 y 11,64) y de CUN-BAE (ORa=2,78; 4,29; 5,43 y 15,18). La fracción atribuible poblacional de hospitalización por gripe del CUN-BAE fue 3 veces superior que la estimada con el IMC (0,72 vs. 0,27), siendo similares las diferencias encontradas en no vacunados y en menores de 65 años. Conclusión. El IMC podría estar infraestimando la carga de enfermedad atribuible a la obesidad en la hospitalización por gripe. Se debería valorar adecuadamente el impacto de la obesidad y los criterios de recomendación vacunal
Introduction. The obesity pandemic together with the influenza pandemic could lead to a significant burden of disease. The body mass index (BMI) does not discriminate obesity appropriately. The CUN-BAE has recently been used as an estimate of body fatness for Caucasians, including BMI, gender, and age. The aim of this study is to assess the population attributable fraction of hospital admissions due to influenza, due to the body fatness measured with the BMI, and the CUN-BAE. Methods. A multicentre study was conducted using matched case-controls. Cases were hospital admissions with the influenza confirmed by the RT-PCR method between 2009 and 2011. The risk of hospital admission and the population attribuible fraction were calculated using the BMI or the CUN-BAE for each adiposity category in a conditional logical regression analysis adjusted for confounding variables. The analyzes were estimated in the total sample, in unvaccinated people, and those less than 65 years-old. Results. A total of 472 hospitalised cases and 493 controls were included in the study. Compared to normal weight, the aOR of influenza hospital admissions increases with each level of BMI (aOR=1.26; 2.06 and 11.64) and CUN-BAE (aOR=2.78; 4.29; 5.43 and 15.18). The population attributable fraction of influenza admissions using CUN-BAE is 3 times higher than that estimated with BMI (0,72 vs. 0,27), with the differences found being similar the non-vaccinated and under 65 year-olds. Conclusion. The BMI could be underestimating the burden of disease attributable to obesity in individuals hospitalised with influenza. There needs to be an appropriate assessment of the impact of obesity and vaccine recommendation criteria
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Obesity/complications , Influenza, Human/diagnosis , Body Mass Index , Case-Control Studies , Adiposity/physiology , Logistic ModelsABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The obesity pandemic together with the influenza pandemic could lead to a significant burden of disease. The body mass index (BMI) does not discriminate obesity appropriately. The CUN-BAE has recently been used as an estimate of body fatness for Caucasians, including BMI, gender, and age. The aim of this study is to assess the population attributable fraction of hospital admissions due to influenza, due to the body fatness measured with the BMI, and the CUN-BAE. METHODS: A multicentre study was conducted using matched case-controls. Cases were hospital admissions with the influenza confirmed by the RT-PCR method between 2009 and 2011. The risk of hospital admission and the population attribuible fraction were calculated using the BMI or the CUN-BAE for each adiposity category in a conditional logical regression analysis adjusted for confounding variables. The analyzes were estimated in the total sample, in unvaccinated people, and those less than 65 years-old. RESULTS: A total of 472 hospitalised cases and 493 controls were included in the study. Compared to normal weight, the aOR of influenza hospital admissions increases with each level of BMI (aOR=1.26; 2.06 and 11.64) and CUN-BAE (aOR=2.78; 4.29; 5.43 and 15.18). The population attributable fraction of influenza admissions using CUN-BAE is 3 times higher than that estimated with BMI (0,72 vs. 0,27), with the differences found being similar the non-vaccinated and under 65 year-olds. CONCLUSION: The BMI could be underestimating the burden of disease attributable to obesity in individuals hospitalised with influenza. There needs to be an appropriate assessment of the impact of obesity and vaccine recommendation criteria.
