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The Potential Role of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System in Determining Indications for Bariatric Surgery

Authors: Richdeep S. Gill, Shahzeer Karmali, Arya M. Sharma

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 12/2011

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The prevalence of obesity has continued to increase worldwide over the last two decades [1]. Presently, over 20% of the global population is overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²), and 10% is considered clinically obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²) [2]. This equates to approximately 1.5 billion individuals being overweight and 500 million being obese worldwide [3]. These estimates are expected to continue to increase by 2030 to 2.16 billion overweight individuals and 1.12 obese individuals [2]. Similarly, in Canada, approximately 60% of Canadians are overweight and 24% are clinically obese [4]. …

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Title: The Potential Role of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System in Determining Indications for Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Richdeep S. Gill
Shahzeer Karmali
Arya M. Sharma
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 12/2011
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-011-0533-8

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