ENS 434 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hypertension
20 Feb 2017
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Module 2 health statistics: overweight and obesity refer to body weights that are greater than level considered healthy for certain height increase likelihood of health problems. Overweight-obesity ranges determined using bmi factors weight and height expressed as a relationship of mass-to-surface area given how additional mass correlates well with excess fat. Bmi does not directly measure body fat has some discrepancy (e. g. athletic individuals: national heart, lung, and blood institute guidelines also recommends: Abdominal fat = strong predictor of obesity-related diseases. Other risk factors for diseases and conditions associated with obesity. Obesity trends: we have been examining obesity (via bmi) since 1980"s; data collected via. Brfss (landline calls, expanded to cell phones in 2011) Obesity by ethnicity and age: obesity data by ethnicity: Non-hispanic asians = ~12. 5: by age all adults (2013 2014) Prevalence of self-reported obesity by state and territory brfss (2013-2015)
