Associations between Class I, II, or III Obesity and Health Outcomes
Obesity, particularly severe obesity, was strongly associated with the incidence of 16 common health outcomes.
Authors
- Michael Joseph Blaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-9683)
- Michael H. Albert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9143-3263)
- Beverly G. Tchang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2955-8089)
- Khurram Nasir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-2269)
- Zhiqi Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-1524)
- Roger S. Blumenthal
Institutions
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NEJM Evidence
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/evidoa2400229
- Citations
- 34
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 63.87