Figure 1. Prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia according to BMI classification (IMAGE)

Kobe University

Figure 1. Prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia according to BMI classification

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The prevalence of diabetes and hypertension increases alongside obesity. Dyslipidemia prevalence, however, was high among underweight and normal weight groups and the degree of escalation was lower than that for diabetes and hypertension even at increased levels of obesity. The percentage in the box next to each graph is the prevalence rate for all participants.

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Adapted from Yamada, T., Kimura-Koyanagi, M., Sakaguchi, K. et al. Obesity and risk for its comorbidities diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in Japanese individuals aged 65 years. Sci Rep 13, 2346 (2023).

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