%0 Figure %A S. Comstock, Sarah %A M. Lewis, Markita %A R. Pathak, Dorothy %A Hortos, Kari %A Kovan, Bruce %A I. Fenton, Jenifer %D 2014 %T BMI is positively associated with presence of diverticulosis. %U https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_BMI_is_positively_associated_with_presence_of_diverticulosis_/1000824 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0095232.g001 %2 https://plos.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/1466266 %K anatomy %K Digestive system %K gastrointestinal tract %K colon %K Endocrine system %K Biochemistry %K hormones %K insulin %K biomarkers %K nutrition %K physiology %K Physiological parameters %K Body weight %K obesity %K Endocrine physiology %K Diagnostic medicine %K Gastroenterology and hepatology %K diverticulitis %K Pathology and laboratory medicine %K Surgical and invasive medical procedures %K Digestive system procedures %K colonoscopy %K positively %X

Overweight individuals were 3.3 (CI: 0.9–11.3) times more likely, and obese individuals were 7.8 (CI: 2.3–26.3) times more likely to present with diverticulosis than normal weight individuals. With each increase in BMI category, the odds of having diverticulosis increased by 2.7 (CI: 1.6–4.7) fold.

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