title: Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group III: worldwide comorbidities of obesity.
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Caterson
authors.forename: Van
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hubbard
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grunstein
authors.forename: Barbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Yuling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Darwin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Labarthe
authors.forename: Jacob C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Seidell
authors.forename: Sidney C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control