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Medical Complications of Obesity

Medical Complications of Obesity

Obesity Table

Stroke

Sleep apnea

Heart disease

Lung disease

You are obese
if you weigh more than.. (lbs)

If you are this tall:
6'4"

246

Diabetes

6'3"

240

Liver disease

Pancreatitis

6'2"

234

Fatty liver
Cirrhosis

Women

6'1"

227

Abnormal periods
Infertility

6'0"

221

5'11"

215

5'10"

209

5'9"

203

5'8"

197

5'7"

191

5'6"

186

5'5"

180

5'4"

175

5'3"

169

5'2"

164

5'1"

159

5'0"

153

Gallstones
Cancer
Breast
Uterus
Colon
Esophagus
Pancreas
Kidney
Prostate

Arthritis

SOURCE:
Adapted from Yale University
Rudd Center for Food Policy
and Obesity

Inflamed veins,
often with blood clots

Gout

U.S. State Info
The number of people who are
obese varies from state to state.
For example, 18.6% of Colorado
residents are obese, compared
with 34.4% of Mississippi residents. In 2009, 9 states had
obesity rates of 30% or more
compared with no states in 2000.

Prevalence of obesity among adults —

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System,
United States, 2009

Washington

Alaska

Montana

North
Dakota

Maine
Vermont

Minnesota

Oregon
Idaho

South
Dakota

Hawaii

New York
Michigan

Nebraska

Colorado

Kansas

Connecticut

Iowa

Pennsylvania
Illinois

Utah

New
Hampshire

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Nevada

California

SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Table
Calculate Your Body Mass Index Web Site.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi_tbl.htm

Abnormal lipid profile
High blood pressure

Asthma
Pulmonary blood clots

Ohio

Indiana

Washington DC
West
Virginia

Missouri

Virginia

Kentucky
North Carolina

Arizona

Oklahoma
New Mexico

Tennessee
Arkansas

South
Carolina
Mississippi

Less than
20%

20%–29.9%

Greater than or
Equal to 30%

Alabama

Georgia

Texas
Louisiana
Florida

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