Prevalence and Management of Adult Obesity in a Large U.S. Academic Health System

Prevalence and Management of Adult Obesity in a Large U.S. Academic Health System

Both medication and surgical interventions can be used to treat obesity, yet their use and effectiveness in routine clinical practice are not clear. This study sought to characterize the prevalence and management of patients with obesity within a large U.S. academic medical center. All patients aged...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of preventive medicine 2020-06, Vol.58 (6), p.817-824
Hauptverfasser: Lumsden, Rebecca H., Pagidipati, Neha J., Phelan, Matthew P., Chiswell, Karen, Peterson, Eric D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Medical Centers
Anti-Obesity Agents - therapeutic use
Body Mass Index
Clinical medicine
Comorbidity
Drugs
Female
Gastric restriction surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
Health facilities
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - drug therapy
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - surgery
Orlistat - therapeutic use
Overweight
Prevalence
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Underweight
United States - epidemiology
Weight control
Weight loss
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Zusammenfassung:Both medication and surgical interventions can be used to treat obesity, yet their use and effectiveness in routine clinical practice are not clear. This study sought to characterize the prevalence and management of patients with obesity within a large U.S. academic medical center. All patients aged ≥18 years who were seen in a primary care clinic within the Duke Health System between 2013 and 2016 were included. Patients were categorized according to baseline BMI as underweight or normal weight (
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2020.01.018