Edmonton obesity staging system among pediatric patients: a validation and obesogenic risk factor analysis

ConclusionsFew outpatients were healthy obese (stage 0), while the majority exhibited several comorbidities. Since each obesity tier entails different impacts to disease management, the study herein highlights modifiable factors facilitating descend to lower stages, and provides insight for designing tailored approaches tackling the high national pediatric obesity rates.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research