Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing and may be particularly high among
indigent public hospital patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence …

INTRODUCTION: To help understand the impact of socioeconomic status, we examined the
current prevalence and age-specific trend in overweight and obesity among two …

OBJECTIVES: To characterize the prevalence of obesity and associated health care use
within an integrated health care system in California. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study …

Conclusion There is no doubt that the treatment of obese patients presents unique,
sometimes expensive, challenges to hospitals and hospitalists. Hospitals have a …

BACKGROUND. Obesity is a risk factor for several chronic diseases and some cancers. We
suspected that patients in our primary care practices were, on the average, heavier than …

Urban populations face unique health challenges. We used data from a cross-sectional
comprehensive health risk assessment survey conducted at an urban family medicine center …

This study examined the prevalence of the most prominent high-risk behaviors that
contribute to mortality in the United States (ie, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoking, and …

Background: Obesity is at epidemic proportions. This study examined the extent to which
obesity is being diagnosed at a community health center residency-training site. Results …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between obesity and
diabetes among inpatients in the United States as well as to investigate the incremental …

Most health care providers are seeing more overweight and obese patients than ever before
in their practices, which is not surprising, because more than half of the US population is …