Assessing the health and economic burden of obesity-related complications in East-Asian populations: implementation of risk equations in the Core Obesity Model for Japan and model validation

• Main Authors: Ichiro Tatsuno (Author), Mark Lamotte (Author), Laetitia Gerlier (Author), Anamaria-Vera Olivieri (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective Obesity is associated with a significant clinical and economic burden and its prevalence has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. An ethnicity-specific impact of excess weight has been demonstrated, with Asian individuals exhibiting weight-related health problems at lower body mass inde...