The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents has surged from 9.7% in 2012 to 19.3% in 2021, with a greater increase among boys. Conclusion: Our study provides information on the current status of obesity prevalence based on the 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet, emphasizing the ur...
He led the multidisciplinary team that adapted, piloted, and disseminated MEND's childhood obesity interventions in the United States and Canada. He is a member of the Alpha Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. Born in South Africa, he holds a master's degree of ...
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the global prevalence of obesity in pediatric type 2 diabetes, examines the association of sex and race
The increased prevalence observed in women in the US and Canada in the present review compared to Europe [9] may reflect difference in prevalence of obesity in these populations. Women who are obese have significantly increased odds of developing gestational diabetes even after confounders are ...
Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet, England 2018 (April 2018) https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publication/0/0/obes-phys-acti-diet-eng-2018-rep.pdf Google Scholar 38 D.J. Hunter, A. Guermazi, F. Roemer, Y. Zhang, T. Neogi Structural correlates of pain in joints with osteo...
Obesity is a heterogeneous condition, yet sex/gender is rarely considered in the prevention or clinical care of this disease. This review examined and evaluated recent literature regarding the influence of sex and gender on obesity prevalence, comorbidities, and treatment in adults. ...
Factors contributing to this include changes in diet, adoption of sedentary lifestyles, and the consequent increase in rates of obesity. These changes are primarily due to rapid economic development and affluence. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of psychological distress and its...
Overweight and obesity were determined using the gender-and age-specific body mass index cutoff points recommended by the Working Group for Obesity in China [28]. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) [29], which is clinically frequently used in patients with SCZ, was used to ...
One possible explanation for this finding is that the obesity rate is significantly higher in non-Hispanic black youth [19]. As it is well known to the general public that obesity increases the risk of high blood cholesterol, those with a higher incidence of obesity (i.e., non-Hispanic ...
We aimed to identify sources of variation in the prevalence of depression among people with chronic pain and generate clinical prediction models to estimate the probability of depression among individuals with chronic pain. Methods Participants were from the UK Biobank. The primary outcome was a “...