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24 paź 2019 · Obesity traits have an etiological role in the majority of the leading global causes of death. Sex differences exist in the effects of obesity traits on risk of type 2 diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and renal failure, which may have downstream implications for public health.
- Evaluating the Cause of Death in Obese Individuals: A Ten-Year Medical ...
Obese men were more likely to die from prostatic and gastric...
- Evaluating the Cause of Death in Obese Individuals: A Ten-Year Medical ...
22 cze 2020 · Adult obesity [body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m 2] was estimated to affect 10.8% of men (266 million) and 14.9% of women (375 million) worldwide in 2014. This has more than doubled when compared with worldwide figures in 1975 where 3.2% of men and 6.4% of women were obese.
1 mar 2024 · The health risks caused by overweight and obesity are increasingly well documented and understood. In 2019, higher-than-optimal BMI caused an estimated 5 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, neurological disorders, chronic respiratory diseases, and digestive disorders (1).
Obese men were more likely to die from prostatic and gastric carcinomas and obese women were more likely to die from ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast carcinomas . In our study, malignancy was the most common cause of death in both obese (31.4%) and nonobese patients (32.5%), a finding that may be partly due to a selection bias in our ...
21 wrz 2021 · Background. There has been a significant global increase in obesity rate during the last 50 years. Obesity is defined as when a person has a body mass index [BMI (kg/m 2), dividing a person’s weight by the square of their height] greater than or equal to 30, overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0-29.9.
23 lut 2024 · Key facts. Overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of disability and death in the WHO European Region; recent estimates suggest that they cause more than 1.2 million deaths across the Region every year.
1 mar 2024 · Being overweight or obese can have a serious impact on health. Carrying extra fat leads to serious health consequences such as cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon).
