Pathophysiology: Shared Disease-Generating Pathways of T2D and Obesity - Pre Survey

How confident are you in your understanding of the relationship between obesity, HgA1C, and cardiometabolic risk factors in individuals with T2D?(Required)

Not at all confident

Somewhat confident

Confident

Very confident

Which of the following was an observation from the 20-year data review of the ARIC study of lean, overweight, and obese subjects, who were either metabolically healthy or had the metabolic syndrome (MS)?(Required)

Obesity was the strongest negative predictor of survival

Chronic heart disease was lowest in lean subjects, irrespective of MS

Incidences of chronic kidney disease were similar across groups

Lean subjects with MS had a higher rate of diabetes than obese patients without MS

I don’t know

Why is it difficult for obese people to lose weight?(Required)

Hormonal maladaptations to the obese state shift the body weight set point

Obesity increases total resting energy expenditures leading to fatigue and increased eating

Obesity increases insulin output, leading to greater storage of calorie intake

Social bias leads to depression that negatively affects levels of hormones associated with eating

Pathophysiology: Shared Disease-Generating Pathways of T2D and Obesity – Pre Survey

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