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Characterizing the changing morbidity and cause-specific mortality burden of the obesity epidemic in England and the UK
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Imperial College London
Academic Institute
Edward Gregg - Chief Investigator - Imperial College LondonMarisa Sophiea - Corresponding Applicant - Imperial College LondonFrancesco Zaccardi - Collaborator - University of LeicesterJonathan Pearson-Stuttard - Collaborator - Imperial College London
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CPRD245
Obesity is a global public health threat and in the past 40 years, the prevalence of obesity worldwide has nearly tripled. High body mass index (BMI) accounted for 4 million deaths globally in 2015-2016, and it was estimated that 1.9 billion adults were overweight, of which 650 million were obese. If the increase in obesity prevalence continues as expected, by 2025 3.7 billion adults are projected to be overweight.
This study aims to advance our understanding of the heterogeneous and changing impact of overweight and obesity, through morbidity and cause-specific mortality, in UK adults.
15/04/2021
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HES Admitted Patient Care
HES Outpatient
ONS Death Registration Data
Patient Level Index of Multiple Deprivation
Practice Level Index of Multiple Deprivation
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