Table 1.

Common comorbidities associated with obesity

Comorbidity	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Type 2 diabetes	12.41 (9.03, 17.06)
Hypertension	2.42 (1.59, 3.67)
Coronary artery disease	3.1 (2.81, 3.43)
Congestive heart failure	1.78 (1.07, 2.95)
Pulmonary embolism	3.51 (2.61, 4.73)
Stroke	1.49 (1.27, 1.74)
Asthma	1.78 (1.36, 2.32)
Gallbladder disease	2.32 (1.17, 4.57)
Chronic back pain	2.81 (2.27, 3.48)

Note: Data from a previous study.¹¹⁰