Obesity in hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients: a descriptive study

The association between obesity and type 2 diabetes has been well documented in epidemiological studies. Patients with type 2 diabetes have a higher body weight than control populations. Relatively few studies, however, have examined the prevalence of obesity in a cohort of hospitalized type 2 diabe...

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Published in:Medical science monitor 2013-05, Vol.19, p.359-365
Main Authors: Blumentals, William A, Hwu, Peter, Kobayashi, Norihiro, Ogura, Eriko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Public Health
Southwestern United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:The association between obesity and type 2 diabetes has been well documented in epidemiological studies. Patients with type 2 diabetes have a higher body weight than control populations. Relatively few studies, however, have examined the prevalence of obesity in a cohort of hospitalized type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using an electronic health records database. This study measured the prevalence of obesity in hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients and described demographic and clinical characteristics using electronic health records from Convergence CT sites located in the southwestern United States. Hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were identified in electronic health records from the Convergence Global Research Network. Demographic and clinical characteristics were examined for hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes. Comparisons were made between males and females across different clinical characteristics as well as between obese patients (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and patients with BMI
ISSN:1643-3750
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1643-3750
DOI:10.12659/MSM.889119