members implement the plan and provide feedback. The feedback is used to make adjustments to the plan. Step Six Integrate and maintain a change in practice. Incorporate the new practice change into the standards of care of your organization and have an ongoing monitoring of the process. Review of the Literature The prevalence of obesity has continued to rise over the past 20 years. The presence of obesity thus further associates individuals with numerous health complications such as type II diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome . The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between BMI, age, gender and current health status. This is a descriptive study (cross-sectional) of 9071 women and 8880 men. Data was collected by cross-sectional surveys. Data used was BMI (excluded BMI <19.5), ages <25 and > 70 were excluded, also excluded were psychiatric illnesses because of the known association between many psychotropic drugs and weight gain. The outcome measures were the percent of participants taking medications and number of medications taken. Major findings of the study were that obesity does not substantially affect current health in young people, it is likely that the increased medication load in obese compared to normal-weight older people originate partly from an increase in BMI starting at a younger age. Age, gender and onset of high BMI all require consideration when using BMI to assess current health status. The significance of this study to my project is that high BMI affects your health status. Starting to measure BMI at a younger age can make you aware of your health risks so that you can make lifestyle changes in order to decrease your weight and thus decrease your chance of health risks.
members implement the plan and provide feedback. The feedback is used to make adjustments to the plan. Step Six Integrate and maintain a change in practice. Incorporate the new practice change into the standards of care of your organization and have an ongoing monitoring of the process. Review of the Literature The prevalence of obesity has continued to rise over the past 20 years. The presence of obesity thus further associates individuals with numerous health complications such as type II diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome . The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between BMI, age, gender and current health status. This is a descriptive study (cross-sectional) of 9071 women and 8880 men. Data was collected by cross-sectional surveys. Data used was BMI (excluded BMI <19.5), ages <25 and > 70 were excluded, also excluded were psychiatric illnesses because of the known association between many psychotropic drugs and weight gain. The outcome measures were the percent of participants taking medications and number of medications taken. Major findings of the study were that obesity does not substantially affect current health in young people, it is likely that the increased medication load in obese compared to normal-weight older people originate partly from an increase in BMI starting at a younger age. Age, gender and onset of high BMI all require consideration when using BMI to assess current health status. The significance of this study to my project is that high BMI affects your health status. Starting to measure BMI at a younger age can make you aware of your health risks so that you can make lifestyle changes in order to decrease your weight and thus decrease your chance of health risks.
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