UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases
Summary
Researchers in the UK have created a new tool called Obscore that uses artificial intelligence to predict who is most at risk of diseases related to obesity. This tool can help doctors decide which patients should get weight-loss treatments by looking at more factors than just body mass index (BMI).Key Facts
- About two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese.
- The new tool uses data from nearly 200,000 people who are overweight or obese.
- It looks at 20 health, lifestyle, and demographic factors to predict the 10-year risk of 18 obesity-related diseases.
- The tool sorts people into five risk groups, from low to high risk for each condition.
- It found that people with the same age, sex, and BMI can have very different risks for health problems.
- Some overweight people (not just obese) may have high risk for conditions like type 2 diabetes.
- The tool was tested with multiple health study datasets and showed promise in predicting who would benefit from weight-loss drugs.
- Experts say more development is needed before the tool can be used in everyday healthcare.
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