Profiles of Obesity, Weight Gain, and Quality of Life in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Even relatively small amounts of weight gain, in the 5% to 15% range, increased the risk of IIH. [...]as little as 10 pounds of weight gain may increase IIH risk in obese and nonobese individuals.

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Published inAmerican journal of ophthalmology Vol. 143; no. 4; pp. 683 - 684
Main Author Brazis, Paul W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2007
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Body Mass Index
Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
Health Status
Humans
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - physiopathology
Ophthalmology
Pseudotumor Cerebri - etiology
Pseudotumor Cerebri - physiopathology
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weight control
Weight Gain
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Summary:Even relatively small amounts of weight gain, in the 5% to 15% range, increased the risk of IIH. [...]as little as 10 pounds of weight gain may increase IIH risk in obese and nonobese individuals.
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ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.001