Rate of obesity in U.S. ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus: a national assessment of office-based physician visits.
To examine the interface between obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus we examined data from the 2005 U.S. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). Our findings indicate a significant proportion of U.S. ambulatory patients with DM present with obesity and greater clinical acuity than patients with DM alone.
Neumiller
Joshua J
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Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99217, United States. jneumiller@wsu.edu
Sclar
David A
DA
Robison
Linda M
LM
Setter
Stephen M
SM
Skaer
Tracy L
TL
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult