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141. National Quality Strategy Priority: Healthy Living | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part3-nqs6.html
     October 01, 2015 - Trends: From 2002 to 2012, the percentage of obese adults who ever received advice from a health provider … The disparity has narrowed between obese Hispanic adults and obese White adults. … The disparity between obese Hispanic and White adults has narrowed.

142. 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

143. Screening for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Where Is the Evidence? (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - Some believe that pediatricians can easily recognize an overweight or obese child or adolescent and … therapeutic options to offer these patients and their families.1 However, primary care clinicians face obese … ) endorse universal screening using body mass index (BMI) and use of BMI growth curves to identify obese … height measures2; 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.

144. 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

145. 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

146. Healthy Teens TXT ME: Information Technology to Change Teen Health Risk Behaviors - Final Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - adolescents, the intervention appeared to have more appeal to obese adolescents enrolled at nearly … For controls the health provider discussed exercise with 75% (9/12) obese teens but only 33% (30/90) … of non-obese teens (p<.01). … During the intervention they discussed exercise at similar rates for both obese teens and non-obese … teens (Obese 67%, 12/18; Non-obese 53%, 30/57, p =.42).

147. PowerPoint Presentation
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     January 01, 2012 - children are considered overweight (BMI ≥ 85th and < 95th %tile) 16.9% of all children are considered obese … reported using other resources (links, websites, and handouts) 4 1 AST + ALT + Lipid panel + Glucose for obese … or frequently documenting weight status but actual documentation rates are 21% (overweight) and 64% (obese

148. Evidence Summary: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2018 - Weight reduction in obese hypertensive patients. Fam Med . 1991;23(1):25-28. 44. … Benefits of liraglutide treatment in overweight and obese older individuals with prediabetes. … Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men. … Effect of orlistat on cardiovascular disease risk in obese adults. … as an adjunct to lifestyle changes for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in obese patients.

149. Screening and Interventions for Childhood Overweight: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - Liver involvement in obese children. … Effect of diet and controlled exercise on weight loss in obese children. … severe obesity in a group of obese schoolchildren treated with family therapy. … Behavior problems of obese children enrolling in a weight reduction program. … Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents.

150. 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

151. 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

152. Automating Assessment of Obesity Care Quality - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automating-assessment-obesity-care-quality/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - 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

153. 6Jfgjyjsbmc48Mj2Uksahb (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - recommendation applies to adults aged 18 years or older in primary care settings who are overweight or obese … Recommendation: The USPSTF recommends offering or referring adults who are overweight or obese and have … http://www.annals.org http://www.annals.org http://www.annals.org for CVD risk in overweight or obese … Adults in primary care who are overweight or obese and have known cardiovascular risk factors Offer … It also estimates that nearly 70% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese (16).

154. Chapter 1: Attaining Zoning and Building Permits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp1.html
     May 01, 2014 - That means some of the clinic's employees are likely overweight or obese, and this may present barriers … Weight status was perceived to fall along a continuum, with little distinction between overweight and obese … people don't truly recognize their size (i.e., they may believe they are overweight when they are truly obese … Many found the word "obese" to be offensive.

155. Automating Assessment of Obesity Care Quality | Digital Healthcare Research
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     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

156. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
     December 14, 2010 - weight loss surgery, is a group of surgical procedures usually performed on people who are morbidly obese … conventional non-surgical therapy at improving diabetes in the short term, especially in the morbidly obese … Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to adjustable gastric band in super morbidly obese patients: … Only for severely obese adult patients who have failed more conservative weight-reduction alternatives … Only for morbidly obese adult patients who have failed more conservative weight-reduction alternatives

157. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 26, 2014 - additional CVD risk factors The USPSTF recommends offering or referring adults who are overweight or obese … Clinician Summary Expand All Population Adults in primary care who are overweight or obese … a healthful diet and physical activity have a moderate net benefit in adults who are overweight or obese … intensive behavioral counseling interventions have moderate benefits for CVD risk in overweight or obese … It also estimates that nearly 70% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese 16 .

158. Appendix C. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2014 - Children/Adolescents  Number and percentage of children age 10-17 with public insurance who are obese … CHIP enrollees age 3-17 by race/ethnicity (MAX) Number and  percentage of children age 10-17 who are obese … (NSCH) Number and  percentage of children age 10-17 who are obese by race/ethnicity (NSCH) Number … and  percentage of children age 10-17 who are obese by income level (NSCH)  Number and  percentage … of children age 10-17 who are obese by special health care needs status (NSCH) Medicaid as percentage

159. Data Points 17: Trends in Bariatric Surgery: Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - , 21.4 percent of older beneficiaries and 39.3 percent of dis- abled beneficiaries were considered obese … .8 These numbers have likely increased over time.9 As the number of obese Medicare beneficiaries … In fact, Doshi and colleagues found that 85 per- cent of obese disabled beneficiaries had at least … Thus, it is not possible to comment on the percentage of obese persons undergoing bariatric surgery … Effects of bariatric surgery on mortal- ity in Swedish obese subjects.

160. 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