ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2018
A demographic, clinical, and behavioral typology of obesity in the United States: an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2012.
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- Obesity Duration, Severity, and Distribution Trajectories and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Beyond weight: examining the association of obesity with cardiometabolic related inpatient costs among Canadian adults using linked population based survey and hospital administrative data.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- The MC4R SNPs, their haplotypes and gene-environment interactions on the risk of obesity.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2020Article
- Development and Usability of a Life-Logging Behavior Monitoring Application for Obese Patients.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2019Article
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purposePublic health reporting, randomized trials, and epidemiologic studies of obesity tend to consider it as a homogeneous entity. However, obesity may represent a heterogeneous condition according to demographic, clinical, and behavioral factors. We assessed the heterogeneity of individuals with obesity in the United States.
methodsWe analyzed data from the 2011-2012 wave of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States with detailed physical examination and clinical data (n = 1380). We used cluster analysis to identify subgroups classified as obese according to demographic factors, clinical conditions, and behavioral characteristics.
resultsWe found significant heterogeneity among participants with obesity according to six distinct clusters (P < .001): affluent men with sleep disorders (16% of sample); older smokers with cardiovascular disease (16%); older women with high comorbidity (20%); healthy white women (13%); healthy non-white women (14%); and active men who drink higher amounts of alcohol (21%).
conclusionsObesity in the United States is not a homogeneous condition. Current research and treatment may fail to account for complex and interrelated factors, with implications for prevention strategies and diverse risks of obesity.
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