Obesity pt 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Obesity related comorbidities: __% coronary heart disease
A
20%
2
Q
obesity-related comorbidities: __% diabetes
A
60%
3
Q
obesity-related comorbidities:__% hypertension
A
20%
4
Q
obesity-related comorbidities;10-__% of some cancers
A
10-30%
5
Q
Obesity is both an indirect and direct cost for chronic disease: indirect vs direct
A
direct- hospital costs, drug cost, physical cost
indirect- premature death, shot-longterm disability
6
Q
__% males &__% females misperceive their weight status, even when HT & wt self reported
A
32% & 22%