{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["22(1)"],"submitter":["Rimes-Dias KA"],"pubmed_abstract":["Obesity, a complex public health problem, is generally associated with other chronic diseases. The association of obesity with health service utilization has been little investigated in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to analyze the association between obesity and health service utilization (considering those services related to hypertension and/or diabetes). A cross-sectional, nationally-representative, study of Brazilians aged ≥18 years was conducted. Data from the National Health Survey (2013) for 59,402 individuals were analyzed, including measured weight and height. The association between body mass index (BMI) category (under/normal weight, overweight, and obesity) and health service utilization due to hypertension and/or diabetes was investigated using Poisson reg"],"journal":["BMC public health"],"pagination":["1474"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9344684"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Obesity and health service utilization in Brazil: data from the National Health Survey."],"pmcid":["PMC9344684"],"pubmed_authors":["Canella DS","Rimes-Dias KA","Costa JC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Obesity and health service utilization in Brazil: data from the National Health Survey.","description":"Obesity, a complex public health problem, is generally associated with other chronic diseases. The association of obesity with health service utilization has been little investigated in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to analyze the association between obesity and health service utilization (considering those services related to hypertension and/or diabetes). A cross-sectional, nationally-representative, study of Brazilians aged ≥18 years was conducted. Data from the National Health Survey (2013) for 59,402 individuals were analyzed, including measured weight and height. The association between body mass index (BMI) category (under/normal weight, overweight, and obesity) and health service utilization due to hypertension and/or diabetes was investigated using Poisson reg","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Aug","modification":"2025-04-26T12:04:26.445Z","creation":"2025-02-19T05:06:04.994Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9344684","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35918692"],"doi":["10.1186/s12889-022-13906-2"]}}