Complications of obesity
Obesity is a risk factor for many disease.It increases the morbidity and mortality.Obesity has both physical and psychosocial aspect.There is 10 TO 12 fold increase in mortality in obese people in the age group of 25 to35 years compared to non obese.Weight reduction reduce the mortality and is strongly advised.Medical complications of obesity are many and well known. Complications are more in those who gain weight rapidly than slowly over long time.
The risk for heart disease and diabetes are more in those with abdominal obesity . This is assessed clinically by measuring waist circumference.
In men
Normal measurement is up to 94 cm
Complications are increased at more than 102 cm.
In women
Normal waist circumferences in women are: 80 cm,
Increased risk 80-88 cm,
substantially increased risk 88 cm.
The social complications may be painful.It will start from the school ,affect job opportunities and social status
CO-MORBIDTY
- Type ii diabetes
- Hypertension
- Dyslipidaemia
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- Venous stasis syndromes
- Osteorthritis
- Greater risk of breast,colon cancer
- Greater risk of cardiac & cerebral vascular events
- Chronic obesity hypoventilation (pickwickian)
- Pseudotumor cerebri
- Poor Q.O.L.
- Herniae
- Cholecystitis
- Difficulty in detecting physical findings
