Obesity-Related Disorders in Türkiye: A Multi Center, Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis from the OBREDI-TR Study
<b>Objectives</b>: Obesity is a significant public health concern, as it is associated with the development of numerous chronic diseases. The prevalence of obesity and attendant diseases has been increasing over recent years. This study attempted to ascertain the frequency of chronic diseases in obese patients in Türkiye for the first time on this scale. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective study was conducted, with patients admitted to the internal medicine outpatient clinics or obesity centers between December 2023 and December 2024 included in this study. Participants were recruited from seven regions, 20 provinces, and 28 centers, and the inclusion criteria were met by those aged 18 years and over with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg per square meter (kg/m<sup>2</sup>) or above. Their status, with respect to chronic diseases, and their anthropometric parameters were documented. <b>Results</b>: The total number of patients was 10,121, with a mean age of 45.2 ± 13.92. Of these, 7222 (71.35%) were female. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension (HT), dyslipidemia (DL), coronary artery disease (CAD), obstructive pulmonary disease (OPD), obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), and fatty liver disease (FLD) was found to be 35.01%, 78.19%, 12.37%, 10.32%, 5.88%, and 75.12%, respectively. A subsequent analysis of the prevalence of these diseases by region revealed a statistically significant variation between regions (<i>p</i> < 0.001 for all regions). <b>Conclusions</b>: This study represents a substantial contribution to the existing body of knowledge in this field, particularly with regard to the identification of the current chronic disease rate of obese patients in Türkiye.
Authors
- Alper Tuna Güven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-4240)
- Nalan Okuroğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-2359)
- Hasan Sözel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-1588)
- Ulaş Serkan Topaloğlu
- Nizameddin Koca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1457-4366)
- Kubilay İşsever (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1376-1488)
- İsmail Demir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7787-1443)
- Aysun Işıklar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-3067)
- Celalettin Küçük (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3261-6689)
- Selçuk Yaylacı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-7973)
- Ahmet Sedat Dündar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4029-2613)
- Mehmet Kök
- İhsan Solmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6624-8063)
- Nazif Yalçın
- Osman Özüdoğru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1212-2251)
- Teslime Ayaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-1428)
- Eşref Araç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-3817)
- Nur Düzen Oflas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0897-2819)
- Zeynep Irmak Kaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3954-1985)
- Alihan Oral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1160-9340)
- Hacer Şen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9290-6285)
- Aycan Acet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9395-3366)
- Sıbel Ocak Serın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3830-9527)
- Gökhan Tazegül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0737-9450)
- Seyit Uyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2435-8248)
- Ali Kırık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-9262)
- Yasin Şahintürk
- Hamit Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-5123)
- Attila Önmez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-7388)
- Ahmet Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-768X)
- Huseyin Ali Ozturk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3774-3233)
- Özge KAMA BAŞCI (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2755-6768)
- Uğur Korkmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1103-5343)
- Hilmi Erdem Sumbul
- Kamil Konur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9666-8085)
- Emine Binnetoglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9523-5166)
- Ali Burak Govez
- Yusuf Usame Durmus
- Ayşegül Ertınmaz
Institutions
- Sakarya University (TR)
- Balıkesir University (TR)
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (TR)
- Dicle University (TR)
- Giresun University (TR)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR)
- Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University (TR)
- Başkent University (TR)
- Bursa Technical University (TR)
- Akdeniz University (TR)
- Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University (TR)
- State Hospital (GB)
- Istanbul Medipol University (TR)
- Acıbadem University (TR)
- Eskişehir City Hospital (TR)
- Biruni University (TR)
- Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Universidad CES (CO)
- Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Izmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Kutahya Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Düzce Üniversitesi (TR)
- Gaziantep University (TR)
- Marmara University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14082680
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16