title: [Obesity--comorbidities and causes of death].
abstract: 53% of the forensically autopsied decedents in Hamburg were overweight. The cause of death and any comorbidities, especially coronary heart disease, are often associated with the obese condition. This correlation is illustrated by two examples, viz. a 65- and a 56-year-old man with grade III obesity, which do not only show the medical but also the logistical problems that come along with it.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klatte
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sperhake
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gehl
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*