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What are people with obesity more likely to have?

Compared to the general population, obese people are more likely to have:

  1. Pituitary adenoma is 7.6 times more likely
  2. Choledocholithiasis is 7.5 times more likely
  3. Cushing syndrome is 6.1 times more likely
  4. Hypertension of pregnancy is 5.9 times more likely
  5. Acanthosis nigricans is 5.2 times more likely
  6. Syringomyelia is 5.0 times more likely
  7. Pseudotumor cerebri is 4.7 times more likely
  8. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is 4.0 times more likely
  9. Borderline personality disorder is 4.0 times more likely
  10. Viral encephalitis is 3.9 times more likely
  11. Huntington disease is 3.9 times more likely
  12. Poisoning due to gas is 3.9 times more likely
  13. Food poisoning (gastroenteritis) is 3.9 times more likely
  14. Neuropathy due to drugs is 3.8 times more likely
  15. Uterine cancer is 3.8 times more likely
  16. Mucositis is 3.7 times more likely
  17. Pleural effusion is 3.5 times more likely
  18. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is 3.4 times more likely
  19. Tricuspid valve disease is 3.4 times more likely
  20. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is 3.4 times more likely
  21. Thoracic aortic aneurysm is 3.3 times more likely
  22. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is 3.3 times more likely
  23. Umbilical hernia is 3.3 times more likely
  24. Pulmonary embolism is 3.3 times more likely
  25. Cardiac arrest is 3.2 times more likely
  26. Fetal alcohol syndrome is 3.1 times more likely
  27. Galactorrhea is 3.1 times more likely
  28. Pseudohypoparathyroidism is 3.1 times more likely
  29. Empyema is 3.1 times more likely
  30. Glucocorticoid deficiency is 3.1 times more likely

We processed nationally-representative data from the CDC to generate this list.