Increased Body Mass Index
June 24th, 2019
Overview
Body mass index > 25.
Associated with Obesity
- Metabolic syndrome - type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Stroke
- Respiratory - obstructive sleep apnoea, asthma
- Gastrointestinal - reflux, cholelithiasis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Osteoarthritis
- Varicose veins
- Gout
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