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121. Obesity in Children | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/obesity-children

122. Pediatric obesity and safety in inpatient settings: a systematic literature review. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-obesity-and-safety-inpatient-settings-systematic-literature-review
     November 12, 2014 - patients with obesity experienced more adverse events in inpatient settings than those who are not obese … conclude that increased hospital awareness and new safety strategies are needed to enhance safety for obese

123. STATISTICAL BRIEF #315: Hypertension in America: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, Age 18 and Older, 2008
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st315/stat315.shtml
     March 01, 2011 - The percentage of overweight to morbidly obese adults ever diagnosed with hypertension was twice that … More striking, however, was the 3.3 times higher percentage of morbidly obese adults ever diagnosed with … About 62 percent of the adults with diagnosed hypertension that were overweight, obese, or morbidly obese … Overweight = BMI is between 25.0-29.9 inclusive Obesity = BMI is between 30.0-39.9 inclusive Morbidly Obese … Morbidly obese Yes No Yes No 14.6% 15.2% 25.7% 36.5% 50.5% 20.6% 32.2% 24.6% 28.6% Source

124. Automating Assessment of Obesity Care Quality - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automating-assessment-obesity-care-quality/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - KPNW and OCHIN, which total more than 350,000 adults to determine: 1) the proportion of overweight or obese … health system characteristics; and 3) changes in health status as a function of guideline adherence for obese … at all primary care visits for all patients, and waist circumference at all primary care visits for obese

125. Tool 7. Documenting the Conversation in Your Charts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-tool7.html
     May 01, 2014 - Ideally patients identified as overweight or obese (BMI > 25 < 30 or BMI > 30, respectively) would have … the following documented in their chart at each visit: Diagnosis/listing of weight management, obese

126. Archived: Screening and Interventions for Childhood Obesity: Where Is the Evidence? A Commentary by the Childhood Obesity Working Group of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/screening-and-interventions-for-childhood-obesity-where-is-t/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
     July 11, 2005 - Some believe that pediatricians can easily recognize an overweight or obese child or adolescent and that … therapeutic options to offer these patients and their families. 1 However, primary care clinicians face obese … AAFP) endorse universal screening using body mass index (BMI) and use of BMI growth curves to identify obese … height measures; 2 when documentation of high BMI occurs, screening, counseling, and referral rates for obese … However, extremely obese children are not those addressed by this screening recommendation.

127. Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Tables 1-3 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-tables1-3.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Tables 1

128. Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/prevention/lifestyle/healthy-women.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - ■ You are overweight or obese. … The best way to learn if you are overweight or obese is to find your body mass index (BMI). … Persons with a BMI of 30 or higher may be obese. … If you are obese, talk to your doctor or nurse about getting intensive counseling and help with changing

129. Final Topic Refinement Document - Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/obesity_topic-refinement.pdf
     May 22, 2014 - In patients who are obese and who would be eligible for Medicare, what is the comparative effectiveness … In patients who are obese and who would be eligible for Medicare, how well does treatment-induced reduction … Weight-loss therapy that minimizes muscle and bone losses is recommended for older persons who are obese … Effectiveness of weight loss interventions for obese older adults. … In patients who are obese and who would be eligible for Medicare, what is the comparative effectiveness

130. Effectiveness of Primary Care–Relevant Treatments for Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hbSopN6uA9u-4EQuKtRGDP
     October 01, 2011 - In 2007–2008, 32% of men and 36% of women were obese. … Effect of orlistat on cardiovascular disease risk in obese adults. … Efficacy of metformin in obese and non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, double-blinded … Substantial intentional weight loss and mortality in the severely obese. … Swedish Obese Subjects. Obes Res. 1997;5:519-30. [PMID: 9449135] 112.

131. Automating Assessment of Obesity Care Quality | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automating-assessment-obesity-care-quality
     January 01, 2023 - doubled over the past two decades, with two-thirds of the adult population now overweight and one-third obese … association was noted between guideline-recommended care and weight loss in patients who were overweight or obese

132. Chapter 2. Background: Case for Community Linkages | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit2.html
     March 01, 2014 - Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, more than one-third (35.7%) of U.S. adults are obese … CDC estimates that 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 through 19 years are obese

133. Title (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/obesity-child_research-protocol.pdf
     March 31, 2010 - Examination Survey indicated approximately 17% of US children and adolescents (ages 2-19) years are obese … insurance and $3 billion for children on Medicaid. 26 The health care costs of an overweight or obese … This review will focus on prevention; it will not review the targeted treatment of overweight or obese … Do obese children become obese adults? A review of the literature. … Will all Americans become overweight or obese?

134. Online Counseling to Enable Lifestyle-focused Obesity Treatment in Primary Care - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/online-counseling-enable-lifestyle-focused-obesity-treatment-primary-care/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - half of the United States population is estimated to be overweight and an estimated 31 percent are obese … intensive counseling and behavioral interventions to promote sustained weight loss for those who are obese

135. CHIPRA 241: Section 5, Table 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-241-bmi-communication-section-5-table-2.pdf
     May 01, 2010 - 2 Table 2: Evidence for Communication of Weight Classification of Children Who Are Overweight or Obese … providers to recognize individual patients who are overweight and intervene before they become obese

136. Teach-Back Quick Guide (poster) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/TeachBackClinicianJobAid-Poster.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - sugar hyper(hypo-)glycemic high (low) blood pressure hyper(hypo-)tension fats lipids overweight obese

137. Teach-Back Quick Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/TeachBack-QuickGuide-card.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - sugar hyper(hypo-)glycemic high (low) blood pressure hyper(hypo-)tension fats lipids overweight obese

138. Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Tables 7-10 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-tables7-10.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Tables 7

139. Automating Assessment of Obesity Care Quality - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automating-assessment-obesity-care-quality/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - patient populations totaling more than 350,000 adults to determine: 1) the proportion of overweight or obese … health system characteristics; and 3) changes in health status as a function of guideline adherence for obese

140. Men: Stay Healthy at 50 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthy-men/men-over-50.pdf
     March 01, 2014 - The best way to learn if you are overweight or obese is to find your body mass index (BMI). … Persons with a BMI of 30 or higher may be obese. … If you are obese, talk to your doctor or nurse about getting intensive counseling and help with changing