ENS 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Anthropometry, Body Fat Percentage
1 May 2020
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In 2013, ama labeled obesity as a disease that requires its own set of interventions for treatment and prevention. Attributed to its contribution to a variety of diseases (53 in total) Significant contributing cause of morbidity and mortality - 110,000 to. Reduce adult life expectancy 4-9 months (directly) / 10-20 years (indirectly) Reduce child life expectancy (with obesity) by 2-5 years. Obesity trends among u. s. adults (1985 to present) Data collected through cdc"s behavioral risk factor surveillance system conducts annual telephone interviews. At this rate, it"s estimated that at 2018-end, only colorado had obesity levels. 77. 2% of population > 18 years ~ 254,026,000 people. 35. 7 to 39. 6% of adults = bmi > 30 (obese) ~ 90,687,000-1000,595,000. 5. 7% adults = bmi score > 40. 0 ~ 14,480,000 people. Study of, or measurement of, living humans for purposes of understanding human physical variation. Used to measure obesity and mortality risks. Standardized measurement locations: waist, hip, thigh, calf, arm, and wrist.
