The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis

03 Jul 2008Daphne P Guh, Wei Zhang, Nick Bansback, Zubin Amarsi, C Laird Birmingham and Aslam H Anis

Both overweight and obesity are associated with the incidence of multiple co-morbidities including type II diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases

Meta Analysis

13 effects

Determinants	Outcome	Details
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Breast Cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 13.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Blood Pressure - Hype... Cardiovascular system	High evidence 84.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Coronary Heart Diseas... Cardiovascular system	High evidence 72.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Strong increased risk of Pancreatic cancer Digestive system	High evidence 229.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Colorectal Cancer Digestive system	High evidence 95.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Ovary cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 28.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Strong increased risk of Arthritis - Osteoarth... Musculoskeletal system	High evidence 276.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Strong increased risk of Uterine Cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 222.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Prostate Cancer Reproductive system	High evidence 14.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Congestive Heart Failure Cardiovascular system	High evidence 31.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Increased risk of Stroke Brain system	High evidence 51.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Asthma Attack Respiratory system	High evidence 25.0%
Obesity Musculoskeletal system	Minor increase risk of Oesophagus cancer Digestive system	Moderate evidence 20.0%

The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Reported Outcomes

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Breast CancerReproductive system

High evidence13.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Blood Pressure - Hype...Cardiovascular system

High evidence84.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Coronary Heart Diseas...Cardiovascular system

High evidence72.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Strong increased risk of Pancreatic cancerDigestive system

High evidence229.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Colorectal CancerDigestive system

High evidence95.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Ovary cancerReproductive system

High evidence28.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Strong increased risk of Arthritis - Osteoarth...Musculoskeletal system

High evidence276.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Strong increased risk of Uterine CancerReproductive system

High evidence222.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Prostate CancerReproductive system

High evidence14.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Congestive Heart FailureCardiovascular system

High evidence31.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Increased risk of StrokeBrain system

High evidence51.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Asthma AttackRespiratory system

High evidence25.0%

ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Oesophagus cancerDigestive system

Moderate evidence20.0%

Risk Factors

Outcomes

About

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Breast Cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
13.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Blood Pressure - Hype...
Cardiovascular system

High evidence
84.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Coronary Heart Diseas...
Cardiovascular system

High evidence
72.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Strong increased risk of Pancreatic cancer
Digestive system

High evidence
229.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Colorectal Cancer
Digestive system

High evidence
95.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Ovary cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
28.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Strong increased risk of Arthritis - Osteoarth...
Musculoskeletal system

High evidence
276.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Strong increased risk of Uterine Cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
222.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Prostate Cancer
Reproductive system

High evidence
14.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Congestive Heart Failure
Cardiovascular system

High evidence
31.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Increased risk of Stroke
Brain system

High evidence
51.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Asthma Attack
Respiratory system

High evidence
25.0%

Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Minor increase risk of Oesophagus cancer
Digestive system

Moderate evidence
20.0%