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The ICHOM Set of Patient-Centered Outcome Measures for Adults living with Obesity is the result of hard work by a group of leading physicians, measurement experts and patients. It is our recommendation of the outcomes that matter most to patients living with Obesity. We urge all providers around the world to start measuring these outcomes to better understand how to improve the lives of their patients.
- The EQ-5D-5L measuring generic quality of life, mental health, pain, energy levels, and daily function.
- The BODY-Q Obesity Modules measuring social function, dietary behavior, sexual function, physical function, and psychological function.
- The STOP-BANG Questionnaire measuring sleep
- Cardiometabolic Risk including blood pressure, glycemic control, lipids, hepatic parameters, and renal function
- Anthropometrics including height, weight, and waist circumference
- Nutritional Status including Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Ferritin, and Folic Acid
- Sarcopenia measured with grip strength via a hand dynamometer
- Surgical Complications captured with the Clavien-Dindo Classification System
- Obstetric & Gynecological Outcomes including fertility, menstruation irregularities, and pregnancy-related outcomes
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Team that developed this set
Chair
Arya Sharma | University of Alberta
Research Fellows
Teferi Mekonnen | Nordic Institute of Dental Medicine, Norway, and Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
Leanne Staniford | Lancaster University
Project Managers
Spencer Connell | ICHOM
Umanga de Silva | ICHOM
Research Associates
Isabel Miller| ICHOM
Yasmine Saoud | ICHOM
Argentina
Marianela Aguirre Ackermann | Director of CIEN Foundation, Integral Center for Obesity and Diabetes, Argentina
Australia
Georgia Rigas | St George & Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia
Brazil
Bruno Halpern | Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity
Canada
Ian Patton* | Obesity Canada
Megha Poddar | McMaster University, Toronto, Canada
Michael Vallis | Family Medicine, Dalhousie University
Sanjeev Sockalingam | University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Chile
Yudith Preiss | Clinica MEDS, Santiago, Chile
Denmark
Morgan Salmon* | AHP Obesidad
Finland
Emilia Huvinen | University of Helsinki and Painoklinikka, Helsinki, Finland
India
Vaishali Deshmukh | Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Deshmukh Clinic and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Ireland
Michael Crotty | My Best Weight Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
Italy
Prof Paolo Sbraccia | University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Jamaica
Prof T. Alafia Samuels | University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Malaysia
Soo Huat Teoh | Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Mexico
Maria Fernanda Tejeda-Muñoz* | Obesidades
Verónica Vázquez-Velázquez | Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán / Obesidades
Netherlands
Ronald Liem | Dutch Audit for the Treatment of Obesity, Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek
Simon Nienhuijs | Dutch Audit for Treatment of Obesity
Nigeria
Urudinachi Agbo | Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakiliki
South Africa
Marli Conradie-Smit | Stellenbosch University
Spain
Prof Josep Vidal | Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Sweden
Ximena Ramos Salas | Replica Communications
UAE
Omniyat Mohammed Al Hajeri | Abu Dhabi Public Health Center
UK
Karen Coulman | University of Bristol
Kenneth Clare* | European Coalition for People living with Obesity
USA
Daniel Bessesen | University of Colorado
Prof Laura Pizzi | Rutgers University
Tracy Zvenyach* | Obesity Action Coalition
*Patient representative
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