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The prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically in the United States over the past several decades, leading to a public health crisis that disproportionately impacts racial/ethnic minorities and Americans of lower socioeconomic status. This chapter examines the historical trends in obesity, as well as...
In the United States, obesity among adults and overweight among children and adolescents have increased markedly since 1980. Among adults, obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30 or greater. Among children and adolescents, overweight is defined as a body mass index for age at or above ...
1.the study of the relationships of the various factors determining the frequency and distribution of diseases in a human community. 2.the field of medicine that attempts to determine the exact causes of localized outbreaks of disease.— epidemiologist,n.— epidemiologie, epidemiological,adj. ...
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide in the past ~50 years, reaching pandemic levels. Obesity represents a major health challenge because it substantially increases the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, dem...
The most prominent risk factors for this cancer are hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Some other factors are participating in a high incidence of HCC such as cirrhosis, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, obesity, aflatoxin exposure, familial/genetic factors, and metabolic ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that predominantly affects the joints. The prevalence of RA varies globally, with generally a higher prevalence in industrialized countries, which may be explained by exposures to environmental risk factors, but also by genetic factors, differin...
the probability of fracture nonunion.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsAn inception cohort study in a large payer database of patients with fracture in the United States was conducted using patient-level health claims for medical and drug expenses compiled for approximately 90.1 million patients in ...
The epidemic of overweight and obesity presents a major challenge to chronic disease prevention and health across the life course around the world. Fueled
Dyslipidaemias can be genetically determined (primary or familial dyslipidaemias) or secondary to other conditions (such as diabetes mellitus, obesity or an unhealthy lifestyle), the latter being more common. Hypercholesterolaemia is the most common form of dyslipidaemia and is associated with an ...