Obesity

Question 1

WHITE BMI healthy weight

Answer 1

18.5-24.9

Question 2

WHITE overweight BMI

Answer 2

25-29.9

Question 3

WHITE obese class 1 BMI

Answer 3

30-34.9

Question 4

WHITE obese class 2 BMI

Answer 4

35 - 39.9

Question 5

WHITE obese class 3 BMI

Answer 5

40 +

Question 6

black, South Asian, Asian, or Middle Eastern overweight BMI

Answer 6

23-27.4

Question 7

black, South Asian, Asian, or Middle Eastern obesity BMI

Answer 7

27.5+ ~ classes 2 and 3 = usually identified by reducing thresholds above by 2.5 kg/m

Question 8

medications known to cause weight gain

Answer 8

~ Atypical antipsychotics
~ Lithium carbonate/citrate
~ Sodium valproate
~ Beta blockers
~ Insulin (t2dm)
~ Sulphonylureas
~ thiazolidinedione (pioglitazone)
~ TCAs

Question 9

Orlistat

Answer 9

~ BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 in whom diet, exercise & behavioural changes fail to achieve adequate reduction in weight
~ BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 in associated risk factors

Question 10

GLP-1 agonists in weight management

Answer 10

~ Liraglutide
~ Semaglutide

Question 11

Bariatric surgery considered for

Answer 11

BMI ≥ 40 or 35–39.9 & significant disease ( CVD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, OSA, T2DM, HTN) which could be improved with weight loss
~ BMI of 30–34.9 recent-onset type 2 diabetes.