Economic costs of overweight and obesity

T Lehnert, D Sonntag, A Konnopka… - Best practice & research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Obesity has substantially increased in recent decades and is now one of the major global
health problems. The large obesity-related health burden negatively impacts many relevant …

Bariatric surgery in class I obesity: a Position Statement from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

L Busetto, J Dixon, M De Luca, S Shikora, W Pories… - Obesity surgery, 2014 - Springer
Class I obesity conveys an increased risk of comorbidities, impairs physical and mental
health-related quality of life, and it is associated to an increased psychosocial burden …

Health and economic benefits of reducing sugar intake in the USA, including effects via non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a microsimulation model

RA Vreman, AJ Goodell, LA Rodriguez, TC Porco… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Excessive consumption of added sugars in the human diet has been associated
with obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), coronary heart disease (CHD) and other elements of the …

Building healthy bones throughout life: an evidence-informed strategy to prevent osteoporosis in Australia

P Ebeling, R Daly, D Kerr, M Kimlin - Medical Journal of Australia, 2013 - eprints.qut.edu.au
A white paper resulting from the outcomes of the Osteoporosis Australia Summit, 20 October
2011 Abstract Osteoporosis imposes a tremendous burden on Australia: 1.2 million …

The association between BMI and health-related quality of life in the US population: sex, age and ethnicity matters

M Laxy, C Teuner, R Holle, C Kurz - International journal of obesity, 2018 - nature.com
Background: Obesity is a major public health problem. Detailed knowledge about the
relationship between body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQL) is …

[HTML][HTML] Rapidly increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Ghanaian adults from 2007-2015: Evidence from WHO-SAGE Waves 1 & 2

ST Lartey, CG Magnussen, L Si, GO Boateng… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Studies on changes in the prevalence and determinants of obesity in older
adults living in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. We examined recent changes in obesity …

Prevalence of class-I, class-II and class-III obesity in Australian adults between 1995 and 2011–12

C Keating, K Backholer, E Gearon, C Stevenson… - Obesity research & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the prevalence of class-I, II and III obesity in Australian adults
between 1995, 2007–08 and 2011–12. Methods Prevalence data for adults (aged 18+ …

Obesity in older persons

J Woo - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Obesity in older persons : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care Obesity in older
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Annual transition probabilities of overweight and obesity in older adults: Evidence from World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health

ST Lartey, L Si, P Otahal, B de Graaff… - Social science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Overweight/obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa including
Ghana. However, transition probabilities, an essential component to develop cost-effective …

Burden and health state utility values of eating disorders: results from a population-based survey

LKD Le, C Mihalopoulos, L Engel, S Touyz… - Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThere are no published estimates of the health state utility values (HSUVs) for a
broad range of eating disorders (EDs). HSUVs are used in economic evaluations to …