Prevalence of Obesity-Related Disease in a Danish Population - The Results of an Algorithm-Based Screening Program.

The prevalence of obesity continues to rise. People with obesity are at increased risk of several diseases. We tested an algorithm-based screening program for people with a BMI above 30 kg/m Seven hundred and sixty-nine persons with BMI > 30 kg/m Of those referred, 73.0% were women. We identified new diabetes in 4.2%, prediabetes in 9.1%, moderate-to-severe sleep apnea in 25.1%, increased liver fat and increased liver stiffness in 68.1% and 17.4%, respectively, and hypertension or masked hypertension in 19.0%. The prevalence of diseases was much higher among men and increased with BMI. Except for hypertension, we found few participants with undiagnosed disease in the reference group. An algorithm-based screening program is feasible and reveals undiagnosed obesity-related disease in a large proportion of the participants. The disproportional referral pattern calls for a tailored approach aiming to include more men with obesity. Inclusion of the non-obese group was approved by the Scientific Ethics Committee of The Region of Southern Denmark (project identification number: S-20210091), and the study was reported at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05176132). The number of people with obesity is going up, and they are at a higher risk for various diseases. We tested a screening program for people referred with a BMI over 30 kg/m

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