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www.ahrq.gov/topics/obesity.html
AHRQ has research, tools and resources on obesity and how clinicians can help their obese patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-fullreport.pdf
February 01, 2020 - for Children Who Are
Overweight or Obese
Section 1. … , and at least
17 percent were obese (Ogden, et al., 2014). … The risk of an obese child becoming an obese adult is 25
percent at age 6 years, increasing to 75 percent … with $3,700 for an obese
child covered by private insurance. … Will all Americans become overweight or obese?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/felix-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - to provide
proper care for obese residents, 3) that desirable weight loss among obese residents is possible … and non-obese residents of NHs in the
US. … Document and compare key resident safety outcomes between obese and non-
obese NH residents. … Document and compare key resident safety outcomes between obese and non-obese
NH residents. … class 1 (OR=0.75, SE=0.01, p<0.001), obese class 2 (OR=0.69, SE=0.01, p<0.001), obese
class 3 (OR=
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-241-bmi-communication-full-report.pdf
February 01, 2020 - Communication of Weight Classification for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese
1
Communication of … Weight Classification for Children
Who Are Overweight or Obese
Section 1. … The risk of an obese child becoming an obese adult is 25
percent at age 6 years, increasing to 75 percent … Will all Americans become overweight or obese? … A controlled study of sleep related disordered breathing in
obese children.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Technical Specifications … BMI Follow-up
Measure 3: Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or
Obese
Description … Population
Specification
Measure 3: Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table1.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 1
Table 1: Codes to Identify
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table2.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2
Table 2: Evidence for Hypertension … Screening for Children Who are Overweight or Obese
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of … large cuffs, including thigh
cuffs, which allow accurate assessment of
blood pressure for severely obese … , to
assess the risks of current or future
comorbidities associated with a child’s
overweight or obese … Pediatrics 2007; 120(Suppl
4):S164-S192
Consensus
statement
Hypertension occurs more commonly in obese
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-fullreport.pdf
February 01, 2020 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Report … The risk of an obese child becoming an obese adult is 25
percent at age 6 years, increasing to 75 percent … Care for children who are
overweight or obese is presented in four stages. … Will all Americans become overweight or obese? … A controlled study of sleep related disordered breathing in
obese children.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh9.html
April 01, 2018 - Event 182 (0.2)
Fail to administer indicated antibiotics
Event 543 (0.0325)
SSI risk for obese … Staff fails to provide patient with instructions for weight reduction
Event 450 (0.293)
Obese … 433 (0.05)
Patient has organism at postoperative visit
Event 543 (0.0325)
SSI risk for obese … Event 30 (0.125)
Fail to prepare skin appropriately
Event 543 (0.0325)
SSI risk for obese … Staff fails to provide patient with instructions for weight reduction
Event 450 (0.293)
Obese
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-tables5-6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Tables 5 … weight 4 4 (100) 1
Table 6: Follow Up Visits for Children with BMI above the 95th Percentile (Obese … Inter-Rater Reliability
Table 6: Follow Up Visits for Children with BMI above the 95th Percentile (Obese
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-table4.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Table 4 … (p. s170) The committee proposes staged
treatment for overweight or obese children,
beginning with … an office-based intervention for
the greatest number of overweight or obese
children and then a systematic … Pediatrics 2007; 120(Suppl
4):S164-S192
Consensus
statement
The vulnerability of the obese child … found adequate evidence that
multicomponent, moderate- to high-intensity
behavioral interventions for obese
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-tables6-9.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Tables 6-9
Table 6.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-tables3-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Tables 3-5
Table 3: Agreement and
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapg.html
October 01, 2018 - Event450
Obese but not diabetes pt (30≤BMI<40)
0.293
33.8% obese (not morbidly obese) in the US … Then Prevalence of obese pt -Ev653 (obese and diabetic) = 0.338-0.045=0.293. … Event645
Morbidly obese pt (BMI>=40)
0.057
CDC web site and Flegal et al. 2002. … Event653
Diabetes and obese pt
0.045
38.6% of the obese suffer diabetes. … Prevalence of obese pt who are diabetics around 4.5%
Event654
Diabetes but not obese pt
0.007
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Technical … BMI Follow-up
Measure 4: Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese with
a Weight-Related … Eligible Population
Specification
Measure 4: Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-230-fullreport.pdf
July 01, 2019 - Asthma also occurs more frequently
among children who are obese (Barlow, 2007). … Being overweight or obese in early life also has implications for a child’s future health. … The risk of an obese child becoming an obese adult is 25 percent at age 6
years, increasing to 75 percent … Will all Americans become overweight or obese? … A controlled study of sleep related disordered breathing in
obese children.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp2.html
May 01, 2014 - patients with any recorded weight (96% pre and post, p = 0.8741) or the number of overweight and obese … BMI class noted in chart
Overweight
44 (6%)
6 (1%)
No convergence
Obese … patients completing our baseline patient survey, almost two-thirds (64%, n = 245) were overweight or obese … The majority of overweight or obese respondents indicated they were currently working on or intended … Although 38% of the overweight or obese patients were "interested" or "very interested" in getting help
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/lifestyle.html
June 01, 2018 - Prevention: Counseling for Adults About Exercise
About one-third of adults (34.9%) are obese: … Trends:
From 2002 to 2013, the percentage of obese adults who ever received advice from a health … From 2002 to 2013, the percentage of obese adults who ever received advice from a health provider to … Groups With Disparities:
In 2013, obese Hispanic adults (59.5%) were less likely than White obese … In 8 of 12 years, obese Hispanic adults were less likely than White obese adults to ever receive advice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-240-bmi-parent-full-report.pdf
February 01, 2020 - period, nearly 32 percent of children in the United States were reported to be either overweight
or obese … , and at least 17 percent were obese (Ogden, et al., 2014). … Asthma also occurs more frequently
among children who are obese (Barlow, 2007). … , and extremely obese. … A controlled study of sleep related disordered breathing in
obese children.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-230-section-1-tables-1-4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Underweight <5th percentile
Normal weight 5th to 84th percentile
Overweight 85th to 94th percentile
Obese … Classification BMI score
Underweight <18.5
Normal weight ≥18.5 and <25
Overweight ≥25 and <30
Obese