Transcript The Burden of Obesity in North Carolina

The Burden of Obesity in
North Carolina
Obesity-Related Chronic Disease
Obesity-Related Chronic Disease
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More than half (53%) of all deaths of North
Carolinians are preventable.
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Overweight and obesity are significantly
associated with diabetes, high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor
health status.
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Inadequate fruits and vegetables, lack of leisure
time physical activity, obesity, and overweight
make up 80% of N.C.’s risk factor or behaviors.
Preventable Causes of Death in N.C.
Preventable Causes of Death
in North Carolina (2007)
Tobacco Use
13,720
Diet/Physical Inactivity
12,583
2,653
Alcohol Consumption
2,350
Microbial Agents
Toxic Agents
1,743
Medical Error
1,516
Motor Vehicles
1,364
Firearms
910
Uninsurance
758
Unsafe Sex
606
Illicit Drug Use
531
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Estimated Number of deaths
State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services, (2007).
The Burden of Obesity in
North Carolina
Kidney Disease
Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure
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Adults who are obese have up to a 7 times
greater risk of kidney failure than adults at a
healthy weight (even after adjustment for blood
pressure and diabetes status).
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Results suggest that even a mildly overweight
person is roughly 90% more likely to develop
end-stage renal failure than a person at a
healthy weight, with the risk reaching over 700%
greater for the morbidly obese.