Obesity

Key Information	Appropriate Tests
	Clinical assessment, incl dietary and family history, duration of problem, evidence of underlying disorder. Pathology tests are only occasionally indicated for underlying or complicating disorders.
Causes
Simple obesity
Endocrine disorders
Diabetes mellitus Hypothyroidism Cushings syndrome Insulinoma	See under Hypoglycaemia
Hypothalamic disorders	See Pituitary/hypothalamic disorders
Genetic disorders Prader Willi syndrome	Cytogenetics (constitutional)
*Metabolic sequelae*
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperlipidaemia
Atherosclerosis	Atherosclerosis: risk assessment
Hypertension

Glossary Terms