Role of Noninvasive Ventilation in the Management of Obese Patients

Abstract

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data reports that in USA, the prevalence of obesity was 39.8% in adults and 18.5% in youth in 2015–2016. It was also observed that prevalence of obesity was high in middle-aged adults (42.8%) than in younger adults (35.7%). Obesity in adults is defined as a BMI of greater than or equal to 30 [1]. According to the worldwide reports of obesity by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight [2]. Of these over 650 million were obese. 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2016, and 13% were obese. 41 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2016. Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016.