A demographic, clinical, and behavioral typology of obesity in the United States: an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2012

Jimenez, Marcia P, Green, Mark A ORCID: 0000-0002-0942-6628, Subramanian, SV and Razak, Fahad (2018) A demographic, clinical, and behavioral typology of obesity in the United States: an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2012. ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 28 (3). pp. 175-181.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.01.001

Abstract

<h4>Purpose</h4>Public health reporting, randomized trials, and epidemiologic studies of obesity tend to consider it as a homogeneous entity. However, obesity may represent a heterogeneous condition according to demographic, clinical, and behavioral factors. We assessed the heterogeneity of individuals with obesity in the United States.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from the 2011-2012 wave of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States with detailed physical examination and clinical data (n = 1380). We used cluster analysis to identify subgroups classified as obese according to demographic factors, clinical conditions, and behavioral characteristics.<h4>Results</h4>We found significant heterogeneity among participants with obesity according to six distinct clusters (P < .001): affluent men with sleep disorders (16% of sample); older smokers with cardiovascular disease (16%); older women with high comorbidity (20%); healthy white women (13%); healthy non-white women (14%); and active men who drink higher amounts of alcohol (21%).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Obesity in the United States is not a homogeneous condition. Current research and treatment may fail to account for complex and interrelated factors, with implications for prevention strategies and diverse risks of obesity.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Obesity, Body mass index, Cluster analysis, Population heterogeneity
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2018 16:55
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:46
DOI:	10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.01.001
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3015433