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5B81.0 Obesity due to energy imbalance

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Obesity is a chronic complex disease defined by excessive adiposity that can impair health. It is in most cases a multifactorial disease due to obesogenic environments, psycho-social factors and genetic variants. In a subgroup of patients, single major etiological factors can be identified (diseases, immobilization, iatrogenic procedures, monogenic disease/genetic syndrome).

sections/codes in this section (5B81.0-5B81.0)

• Obesity in children or adolescents  (5B81.00)
• Obesity in adults  (5B81.01)

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synonyms

• Obesity due to energy imbalance

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