ArticleTelemedicine reports2025
Demographics, Comorbidities, and Care-Seeking Intent Among Individuals with Obesity or Overweight Status Using Outpatient AI-Based Virtual Triage.
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- Comparing multiple definitions of obesity in a large nationwide health program.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: Compared with persons with normal body mass index (BMI), examine the profile and health care-seeking intent of individuals with obesity/overweight status engaging outpatient artificial intelligence-based virtual triage and care referral (VTCR). Methods: VTCR encounters of patients with high and normal BMI were compared over a 56-month period to assess differences in demographics, clinical risks, symptoms, conditions, triage recommendations, and care intent. Results: In 7,222,363 encounters, 29.6% of patients reported having obesity/overweight status, increasing with age and peaking at 45-59 years (46.4%). Mean age for the high BMI group was 35.2 years and 28.7 years in the normal BMI group. Patients with obesity/overweight status reported noncommunicable diseases twice as frequently, including hypertension (relative risk [RR] 2.6), hypercholesterolemia (RR 2.4), diabetes mellitus (RR 2.4), and asthma (RR 1.4) ( Conclusions: VTCR effectively identified individuals with high BMI and their associated comorbidities. The results suggest that patients with obesity/overweight status utilize health care services at higher rates. VTCR holds promise as a valuable patient engagement, screening, early diagnosis, and health monitoring tool in managing obesity/overweight status in populations.
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