Table 5.

Indications of performing a genetic test in a patient with obesity

1) Age of onset of obesity <10 years of age

2) Presence of morbid obesity

3) Family history of consanguinity

4) Family history of young onset obesity

5) History of hyperphagia

6) Mild or moderate developmental delay

7) Clinically evident visual impairment or hearing defects

8) Macrocephaly