The prevalence of comorbidities in Danish patients with obesity - A Danish register-based study based on data from 2002 to 2018.

ABSTRACT: We used the Danish National Health Registers to conduct a study on the prevalence of obesity-related comorbidities in Danish citizens who have been diagnosed with obesity at a Danish hospital. This was a retrospective observational study with a population comprising all Danish citizens (≥18 years) who have been registered with a specific obesity class diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Register between 2002 and 2018. A total of 86 980 persons with hospital-diagnosed obesity were included in the study population. To investigate how the risk of having comorbidities varies with the degree of obesity, we applied adjusted logistic regression to estimate the odds ratio of having one of the following predefined comorbidities for people with a BMI in obesity classes II and III compared with

SUBMITTER: Pedersen MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature