Research Article

A Single Institution’s Overweight Pediatric Population and Their Associated Comorbid Conditions

Table 2

Study design with ICD-9-CM filter criteria.

ConditionICD-9-CM codes

Obesity condition
 ObeseV85.4, V85.54, 278.01, V85.3, V85.53, 278.00
 Morbidly obeseV85.4, V85.54, 278.01
Major comorbid condition
 Type 2 diabetes250.00, 250.01, 250.02, 250.03
 Hyperlipidemia272.0, 271.1, 272.2, 272.3, 272.4
 Hypertension401, 405
 Sleep apnea327.23
 Asthma493
 Depression296.2, 296.3, 300.4, 311
 Orthopedic732.2, 732.4, 736.4, 736.42
Other comorbid conditions
 Acanthosis nigricans701.2
 NASH 571.8
 PCOS256.4
 Glucose intolerance790.2
 Insulin resistance277.7
 LVH429.3
 Elevated blood pressure 796.2
 Pseudotumor cerebri348.2

ICD-9-CM: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification; NASH: nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; PCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome; LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy.