Burden of Obesity in Adults at a Tertiary Care Hospital
The majority of our study cohort consisted of obese patients. Obesity was highly prevalent among patients with DM, OSA, metabolic steatohepatitis-related fibrosis, and chronic kidney disease. Older age, DM, chronic kidney disease, and OSA were associated with a greater risk for ischemic heart disease in obese patients.
Authors
- John Bukasa-Kakamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1031-2326)
- Nikita Wadhwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4302-5921)
- Shruti Wadhwani
- Abdifitah Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8909-7424)
- Ayrton Bangolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-2480)
- Jean René M'buyamba
- Nickson Poka
- F. Latil-Plat
- Isis Kapinga Kalambayi
- Manasse Bukasa Mutombo
- Esperant Ntambue Malu
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- Seattle University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84776
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00