Activate Allen County Newsletter August 2014 | Page 11
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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