Table 8 The most frequent outcomes extracted from the obesity epidemiological literature
From: Mining characteristics of epidemiological studies from Medline: a case study in obesity
Outcomes | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Obesity | 5,220 | 12.9 |
Overweight | 2,058 | 5.1 |
Type 2 diabetes | 1,379 | 3.4 |
Body mass index | 1,084 | 2.6 |
Hypertension | 728 | 1.8 |
Cardiovascular disease | 712 | 1.7 |
Metabolic syndrome | 659 | 1.6 |
Mortality | 460 | 1.1 |
Insulin resistance | 297 | 0.7 |
Childhood obesity | 289 | 0.7 |
Coronary heart disease | 260 | 0.6 |
Death | 250 | 0.6 |
Health | 225 | 0.5 |
Waist circumference | 211 | 0.5 |
Abdominal obesity | 209 | 0.5 |
Smoking | 194 | 0.4 |
Physical activity | 193 | 0.4 |
Weight gain | 181 | 0.4 |
Morbidity | 180 | 0.4 |
Cvd risk factors | 175 | 0.4 |
Weight | 162 | 0.4 |
Adiposity | 161 | 0.3 |
Overweight/obesity | 155 | 0.3 |
Asthma | 127 | 0.3 |
Blood pressure | 122 | 0.3 |
Dyslipidemia | 116 | 0.2 |
Body weight | 110 | 0.2 |
Stroke | 101 | 0.2 |
Central obesity | 98 | 0.2 |
Depression | 95 | 0.2 |
Weight loss | 94 | 0.2 |
Underweight | 91 | 0.2 |
Chronic diseases | 91 | 0.2 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 88 | 0.2 |
Cancer | 86 | 0.2 |
Survival | 85 | 0.2 |
Cardiovascular risk | 85 | 0.2 |
Atherosclerosis | 81 | 0.2 |
Coronary artery disease | 78 | 0.1 |
Inflammation | 68 | 0.1 |