Association of Obesity Severity With Cardiometabolic and Renal Disease Burden in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the association between obesity severity and cardiometabolic and renal disease, using BMI as a surrogate for obesity severity.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study using data from the United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011-2023. Survey-weighted logistic regression estimated odds ratios (OR) for the diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, kidney disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary artery disease among increasing BMI categories.

Results

Higher BMI was associated with increased odds of all conditions. For BMI ≥ 50 kg/m², odds were notably elevated for diabetes (OR 8.32; 95% CI: 7.78-8.91), hypertension (OR 6.07; 95% CI: 5.58-6.61), and kidney disease (OR 3.60; 95% CI

SUBMITTER: Corpodean F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12834209 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature