What is obesity?
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.
How do members experience obesity?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with obesity*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain in lower back
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Low self esteem
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Back pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for obesity*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
*Data from patients with obesity, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with obesity*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Physical Exercise
Perceived effectiveness
for obesity (1 evaluation)
Side effects
tiredness
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
obesity
(2)
Treatment
Bariatric surgery
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
obesity
(1)
*Data from patients with obesity, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has obesity on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 9 | |
| 20s | 143 | |
| 30s | 489 | |
| 40s | 874 | |
| 50s | 1,128 | |
| 60s | 1,019 | |
| 70+ | 455 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 900 | |
| Female | 3,081 |
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