CHAPTER 48: Obesity

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Obesity. In: Patel S, Roberts S, Rogers V, Zink A, Duryea E, Morgan J. Patel S, & Roberts S, & Rogers V, & Zink A, & Duryea E, & Morgan J(Eds.),Eds. Shivani Patel, et al.eds. Williams Obstetrics Study Guide, 25th Edition. McGraw-Hill; Accessed July 05, 2020. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2501&sectionid=202918313
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Obesity. Patel S, Roberts S, Rogers V, Zink A, Duryea E, Morgan J. Patel S, & Roberts S, & Rogers V, & Zink A, & Duryea E, & Morgan J(Eds.),Eds. Shivani Patel, et al. (2019). Williams Obstetrics Study Guide, 25th Edition. McGraw-Hill. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2501&sectionid=202918313
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"Obesity." Williams Obstetrics Study Guide, 25th Edition Patel S, Roberts S, Rogers V, Zink A, Duryea E, Morgan J. Patel S, & Roberts S, & Rogers V, & Zink A, & Duryea E, & Morgan J(Eds.),Eds. Shivani Patel, et al. McGraw-Hill, 2019, https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2501&sectionid=202918313.

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Obesity

The calculation for body mass index is:

a. pounds/foot³

b. pounds/inches²

c. kilograms/meter²

d. kilograms × meters

c Definitions and Prevalence

The definition of supermorbid obesity is:

a. Body mass index ≥30 kg/m²

b. Body mass index ≥35 kg/m²

c. Body mass index ≥40 kg/m²

d. Body mass index ≥50 kg/m²

d Definitions and Prevalence

What percentage of women are obese?

a. 12%

b. 27%

c. 36%

d. 48%

c Definitions and Prevalence

Which of the following does not cause insulin resistance?

a. IL-6

b. Leptin

c. TNF-α

d. Adiponectin

d Adipose Pathophysiology

A 22-year-old primigravida at 6 weeks’ gestation presents for prenatal care. She is 150 pounds and 5 feet 7 inches tall. What is her body mass index classification based on the figure provided below?

Reproduced with permission from Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, et al (eds): Obesity. In Williams Obstetrics, 25th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2018, Figure 48-1.