PEOPLE with long-term conditions such as COPD, diabetes and heart disease should have their BMI checked and recorded ‘at least once a year’, NICE has said reports Pulse Today.
In draft guidance published today, NICE said that adults with long-term conditions should have their BMI recorded ‘annually’, with additional waist-to-height measurements for those with a BMI under 35.
The quality standard published today does not provide a definitive list of long-term conditions, but suggests a focus on patients with:
COPD
diabetes (type 1 or type 2 diabetes or at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes)
dyslipidaemia
heart failure
learning disability
obstructive sleep apnoea
peripheral arterial disease
polycystic ovary syndrome
rheumatoid arthritis
schizophrenia
bipolar disorder or other psychoses
stroke or transient ischemic attack.
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