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121. 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

122. 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

123. Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 169 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/bariatricrep/barirep.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - • Obese women who had bariatric surgery may have a lesser risk than obese women for certain pregnancy … Family planning for obese women: challenges and opportunities. … Morbidity after cesarean section in obese women. … Obstetric outcomes in overweight and obese adolescents. … Bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents.

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. 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.

126. 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

127. 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

128. 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.

129. 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

130. 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

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

132. 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?

133. 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

134. Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/obesity-pcpresources.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - Smith is obese. … overweight or obese, and this may present barriers to implementation. … Many found the word “obese” to be offensive. … • How do we counsel patients who are obese? … • 30.0 or higher, it falls within the "obese" range.

135. 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

136. Measure: Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment and Recommended Weight Gain for Pregnant Women (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p009-7-ef-3.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - Additionally, obese women are more likely to gain in excess of current gestation weight guidelines, … Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada similarly recommended BMI assessment and that obese … ) 2 (BMI less than 18.5) should gain between 28–40 pounds during pregnancy, while women who are obese

137. Zyao53-Sqrb6Ozzkzdmjjt (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2003 - Are health care professionals advising obese patients to lose weight? … Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS). … The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study—rationale and results. … Role of orlistat in the treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes. … Blood pressure and pulse pressure during long-term weight loss in the obese: the Swedish Obese Subjects

138. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
     December 15, 2003 - Are health care professionals advising obese patients to lose weight? … Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS). … The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study—rationale and results. … Role of orlistat in the treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes. … Blood pressure and pulse pressure during long-term weight loss in the obese: the Swedish Obese Subjects

139. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
     July 12, 2005 - Liver involvement in obese children. … Effect of diet and controlled exercise on weight loss in obese children. … Effects of family-based behavioral treatment on obese 5-to-8-year-old children. … Behavior problems of obese children enrolling in a weight reduction program. … Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents.

140. Reduction in Medication Use after Bariatric Surgery (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bariatric-surgery_research.pdf
     June 01, 2010 - Research Report Number 28 1 Introduction Roughly one third of the United States population is obese … We identified enrollees who were predicted to be obese, but who had not undergone bariatric surgery … We expect, however, that the comparison group was indeed obese; obesity is consistently under-coded … Thus the use of this diagnosis code differed among obese persons in our two study cohorts (i.e., those … obese persons undergoing surgery versus those not receiving surgery).