Evidence mapPaperPMID 37524433Full record

ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2023

Assessment of obesity.

Ritwika Mallik, Judith Carpenter, Anjali Zalin

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Article in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ritwika MallikBarts Health NHS Trust, London, UK ritwika.mallik@gmail.com.
Judith CarpenterYoung Adult Services, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust, Derby, UK.
Anjali ZalinBarts Health NHS Trust, London UK and Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, UK.
Barts Health NHS Trust · GBUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease, characterised by the presence of abnormal or excess adiposity that impairs health and social wellbeing. It is associated with obesity-related disease complications, health inequalities and premature death. Clinical evaluation of obesity requires a thorough history and examination. Assessment should focus not only on anthropometric measurements, but also on the mental, metabolic, mechanical and monetary impact of adiposity, including multiple health conditions. Increased awareness and knowledge will help reduce weight stigma and biases. A focused non-judgemental assessment will help guide further investigations, timely referral and management.

Indexed as

MultimorbidityObesityAdiposityBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesHumansassessment of obesityBMIobesityoverweightweight stigma

Identifiers

PMID37524433
PMCPMC10541030
OpenAlexW4385431542

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