Complications of obesity

Kinlen, D; Cody, D; O’Shea, D

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcx152

Article Navigation

Journal Article Editor's Choice

Complications of obesity

Get access

Abstract

Global obesity rates have increased exponentially in recent decades. People are becoming obese younger, morbid obesity is increasing and the full health implications are only beginning to be seen. This article discusses the latest epidemiological data on obesity in adults and children, and systemically reviews the complications associated with the condition.

This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/about_us/legal/notices)

You do not currently have access to this article.

Download all slides

Sign in with email/username & password
Get email alerts
Save searches
Purchase content
Activate your purchase/trial code
Add your ORCID iD

Get help with access

Institutional access

Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:

IP based access

Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.

Sign in through your institution

Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institutionâ€™s website and Oxford Academic.

Click Sign in through your institution.
Select your institution from the list provided, which will take you to your institution's website to sign in.
When on the institution site, please use the credentials provided by your institution. Do not use an Oxford Academic personal account.
Following successful sign in, you will be returned to Oxford Academic.

If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institutionâ€™s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.

Sign in with a library card

Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.

Society Members

Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:

Sign in through society site

Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see â€˜Sign in through society siteâ€™ in the sign in pane within a journal:

Click Sign in through society site.
When on the society site, please use the credentials provided by that society. Do not use an Oxford Academic personal account.
Following successful sign in, you will be returned to Oxford Academic.

If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.

Sign in using a personal account

Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.

Personal account

A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.

Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.

Viewing your signed in accounts

Click the account icon in the top right to:

View your signed in personal account and access account management features.
View the institutional accounts that are providing access.

Signed in but can't access content

Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.

Institutional account management

For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.

Purchase

Subscription prices and ordering for this journal

Purchasing options for books and journals across Oxford Academic

Short-term Access

To purchase short-term access, please sign in to your personal account above.

Don't already have a personal account? Register

Complications of obesity - 24 Hours access

EUR €53.00

GBP £44.00

USD $58.00

Rental

This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve.

Views

61,137

Altmetric

Total Views 61,137

47,100 Pageviews

14,037 PDF Downloads

Since 7/1/2017

Month:	Total Views:
July 2017	6
August 2017	11
September 2017	19
October 2017	56
November 2017	30
December 2017	24
January 2018	17
February 2018	12
March 2018	51
April 2018	43
May 2018	69
June 2018	18
July 2018	86
August 2018	62
September 2018	53
October 2018	77
November 2018	93
December 2018	66
January 2019	59
February 2019	71
March 2019	121
April 2019	117
May 2019	88
June 2019	339
July 2019	479
August 2019	292
September 2019	344
October 2019	681
November 2019	701
December 2019	2,999
January 2020	2,382
February 2020	1,308
March 2020	645
April 2020	908
May 2020	1,485
June 2020	1,123
July 2020	656
August 2020	572
September 2020	676
October 2020	1,233
November 2020	898
December 2020	814
January 2021	851
February 2021	776
March 2021	1,084
April 2021	1,075
May 2021	936
June 2021	971
July 2021	733
August 2021	810
September 2021	1,040
October 2021	1,152
November 2021	1,361
December 2021	1,203
January 2022	1,211
February 2022	1,146
March 2022	1,360
April 2022	1,364
May 2022	1,352
June 2022	843
July 2022	749
August 2022	732
September 2022	968
October 2022	1,081
November 2022	1,264
December 2022	1,064
January 2023	872
February 2023	674
March 2023	1,140
April 2023	982
May 2023	798
June 2023	710
July 2023	717
August 2023	701
September 2023	673
October 2023	891
November 2023	822
December 2023	578
January 2024	536
February 2024	480
March 2024	755
April 2024	717
May 2024	580
June 2024	434
July 2024	373
August 2024	357
September 2024	412
October 2024	605
November 2024	567
December 2024	432
January 2025	215
February 2025	62
March 2025	95
April 2025	49

Complications of obesity

Abstract

Citations

Views

Altmetric

Email alerts

Related articles in PubMed

Citing articles via

Latest

Most Read

Most Cited

Complications of obesity

Abstract

Sign in

Association of Physicians of Great Britan and Ireland members

Personal account

Institutional access

Institutional account management

Get help with access

Institutional access

IP based access

Sign in through your institution

Sign in with a library card

Society Members

Sign in through society site

Sign in using a personal account

Personal account

Viewing your signed in accounts

Signed in but can't access content

Institutional account management

Purchase

Short-term Access

Rental

Citations

Views

Altmetric

Email alerts

Related articles in PubMed

Citing articles via

Latest

Most Read

Most Cited

This Feature Is Available To Subscribers Only