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ArticleClinical obesity2026

Classification and Severity Assessment of Obesity in Clinical Risk Prediction of Multimorbidity Trajectories.

Afua Ampadu-Yeboah, Alistair Carr, Frederick Ho, Jason Gill, Naveed Sattar, Bhautesh Dinesh Jani

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Afua Ampadu-YeboahSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2322-0287
Alistair CarrSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Frederick HoSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Jason GillSchool of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Naveed SattarSchool of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1604-2593
Bhautesh Dinesh JaniSchool of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

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Abstract

Obesity is a key risk factor for chronic disease and multimorbidity, yet variation in how obesity is defined may influence risk estimation in clinical practise. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are better at capturing fat distribution than body mass index (BMI) and may have a role in obesity related multimorbidity prediction. To examine multimorbidity risk across obesity groups classified using BMI in combination with WHR/WHtR. A UK Biobank cohort free of comorbidity at baseline (n = 179 876) was followed for incident first long-term condition and multimorbidity (≥ 2 of 38 conditions) over a mean of 9.9 years. Six adiposity categories combining BMI with WHR/WHtR were analysed using Cox proportional hazards models. Subgroup analyses evaluated whether high central obesity (WHtR ≥ 0.6) provided additional risk stratification within BMI groups. Combined general with central obesity showed highest risk for the first condition (HR 1.11; 95% CI 1.087-1.138) and multimorbidity (HR 1.13; 95% CI 1.093-1.172). However, BMI-stratified subgroup analyses, central obesity provided additional risk discrimination only among individuals in the overweight category (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m

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MultimorbidityObesityAdiposityAdultAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexUK BiobankUnited Kingdombody mass indexcentral adipositymultimorbidityobesity

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