Childhood Obesity Through the Lens of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

FATIMA CODY STANFORD, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FTOS OBESITY MEDICINE & NUTRITION, MGH WEIGHT CENTER AMERICAN BOARD OF OBESITY MEDICINE DIPLOMATE Disclosures

 Advisor- Novo Nordisk, Calibrate, GoodRx, Doximity

 Research- Amazon Objectives

Discuss racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence, treatment, and Discuss pathophysiology of obesity.

Explore issues surrounding obesity and socioeconomic status, Explore education level, and provider diagnosis in obesity.

Understand differences in response to treatment of racial and ethnic Understand minorities with regards to pharmacotherapy and weight loss surgery. How is Obesity defined in Children and Adolescents?

Weight Status Category BMI Percentile Range Underweight < 5th Percentile Healthy Weight 5th Percentile - <85th Percentile Overweight 85th Percentile- <95th Percentile Class I Obesity ≥ 95th Percentile- <120th Percentile Class II Obesity ≥ 120th Percentile- <140th Percentile Class III Obesity ≥ 140th Percentile Trends in obesity among adults AND children and adolescents aged 2-19, by sex, United States, 1999 through 2015-2016

Source: CDC/NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) I–III; and NHANES, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016 Prevalence of obesity among boys and girls aged 12-19 years, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2015-2016

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2015-2016 Prevalence¶ of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2011

¶ Prevalence estimates reflect BRFSS methodological changes started in 2011. These estimates should not be compared to prevalence estimates before 2011.

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%.

Prevalence¶ of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2017

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%.

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic White Adults, by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2015-2017

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%.

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Hispanic Adults, by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2015-2017

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%.

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults, by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2015-2017

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%. Ethnic and Sex Differences in Visceral and Subcutaneous in Children and Adolescents • Age-adjusted Total Body Fat was greater in African Americans (P = 0.017) and females (P < 0.0001) compared with Whites and males, respectively. • The demonstrated ethnic and sex differences are important confounders in the prevalence of obesity and in the assignment of disease risk in children and adolescents. VAT: Visceral Adipose Tissue SAT: Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue

Ethnic and sex differences in visceral, subcutaneous, and total body fat in children and adolescents, Volume: 21, Issue: 6, Pages: 1251-1255 Regulation of Food Intake

http://www.cellbiol.net/ste/alpobesity2.php Regulation of Food Intake

Substance Production Site Effect (Relevant for Feeding) Ghrelin (grow) •Stomach (fundus region, Appetite (orexigenic) entero-endocrine cells) •Neurons in the hypothalamus Anandamide Small intestine Appetite (orexigenic) (endocannabinoide, ananda; bliss, delight + amide ) Insulin Pancreas •Satiety (anorexigenic) (insula; island or islet) (β-cells in islets of Langerhans) •glycogen and lipid storage Leptin •Adipocytes (long term) Satiety (anorexigenic) (leptos, thin) •Stomach (short term) CCK Small intestine •Early satiety (anorexigenic) (cholecystokinin, •release of digestive enzymes from “move the bile-sac”) exocrine pancreas, bile from the gallbladder and H+ from parietal cells in stomach PYY •Ileum Satiety (anorexigenic) (peptide tyrosine tyrosine) •colon

http://www.cellbiol.net/ste/alpobesity4.php Regulation of Food Intake

Nature Reviews Genetics 10, 431-442 (July 2009) Central Nervous System regulates weight Insulin, Estrogen, and Fat Mass in African-American vs. European American adolescent girls

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jul;93(7):2610-5. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-2776. Insulin, Estrogen, and Fat Mass in African-American vs. European American adolescent girls

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jul;93(7):2610-5. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-2776. BDNF Regulation and Obesity

Cell Rep. 2015 Nov 10;13(6):1073-80. Potential Reasons for Ethnic Disparities in Obesity

 ↑↑ Energy Intake  ↓Energy Expenditure  ↑↑ Life Stressors

 Racism

 Lack of Career Options

 Family Illness/ Death  Cultural Influences  Genetics

Johnston DW et al. Demography 2011 Johnson P et al. ABNF 2012 Factors which affect access to weight loss surgery

Race Age

Sex SES

Location Referral

Jackson et al. Systematic Reviews 2014, 3:15 Adjustment of BMI Scale for Race, Gender, and Obesity Related Diseases 30 year old woman s/p RYGB

BMI: 48.5

86% EBWL/ 41.5% TBWL BMI: 28

Bupropion/ Naltrexone BMI: 32

BMI: 28

BMI: 22 Summary

 Obesity is a Multi-factorial disease process  Regulation of food intake is complex  ↑ Prevalence of Obesity in Ethnic Minorities  Persons vary with response to education level and obesity  Health Care Providers are less likely to diagnose ethnic minorities with overweight/obesity  Ethnic minorities have less pronounced response to weight loss surgery and pharmacotherapy Action Items

 Steps should be taken to ascertain etiology of higher prevalence of obesity in ethnic minorities  Health care providers should be more vigilant about giving appropriate diagnosis of overweight/obesity in ethnic minorities  Strategies should be employed to address disparities in prevention and treatment of obesity in ethnic minorities Reference for Physicians and Patients Thank You For Your Time

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FTOS [email protected]

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